What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 7, 1945?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 7, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 7, 1945?

On May 7, 1945 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Monday

Born on May 7, 1945?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Wood Rooster
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
81 years

Famous people born on May 7, 1945

Christy Moore

Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist

Antoinette Sassou Nguesso

First Lady of the Republic of the Congo

Born the same week

Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel

May 4 · Iranian politician and former chairman of the Parliament

Mahmoud al-Zahar

May 6 · Palestinian politician and physician; co-founder of Hamas

Jupp Heynckes

May 9 · German footballer and manager (born 1945)

Gamal El-Ghitani

May 9 · Egyptian author and novelist (1945–2015)

What happened that day

WWII:
At 02:41, General Alfred Jodl signs the unconditional German Instrument of Surrender in SHAEF HQ at Reims, France, to end Germany's participation in the war. Surrender is effective on May 8 at 23:01 hours Central European Time (00:01 hours May 9 German Summer Time). This afternoon Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Leading Minister in the rump Flensburg Government, makes a broadcast announcing the German surrender and American journalist Edward Kennedy breaks an Allied embargo on news of the signing.
Numerous RAF Lancasters land in Germany to repatriate British prisoners of war. Some 4,500 ex-POWs are flown back to Great Britain over the next 24 hours.

Also that week

Troops of 16th Armored Division (United States) reach the Czech city of Plzeň.
Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops (the first was on December 11, 1941).
Holocaust: Ebensee concentration camp in Austria is liberated by troops of the 80th Division (United States).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 7, 1945 was a Monday. Someone born on May 7, 1945 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 7, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,767 days. People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 7

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
1605 · 8th Patriarch of Moscow
Johannes Brahms
1833 · German composer
Rabindranath Tagore
1861 · Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath
Josip Broz Tito
1892 · Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman

Questions about May 7, 1945

What day of the week was May 7, 1945?: May 7, 1945 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on May 7, 1945?: Someone born on May 7, 1945 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 7, 1945?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 7, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.
How old is someone born on May 7, 1945?: Someone born on May 7, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,767 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1945?: People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 7, 1945?: On May 7, 1945 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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