What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 11, 1946?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 11, 1946 falls in the year of the Fire Dog.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 11, 1946?

On May 11, 1946 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on May 11, 1946?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐕 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dog
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
80 years

Famous people born on May 11, 1946

Milton Viera

Uruguayan footballer

László Polgár

Hungarian chess teacher

Flavius Domide

Romanian footballer (1946–2025)

Born the same week

Birutė Galdikas

May 10 · Lithuanian-Canadian primatologist conservationist (1946–2026)

Daniel Libeskind

May 12 · Polish-American architect (1946)

Ana Martín

May 14 · Mexican actress and model

What happened that week

Jawaharlal Nehru is elected leader of the Congress Party in India.
The first V-2 rocket to be successfully launched in the United States is fired from White Sands Missile Range.
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates, and is succeeded by his son Umberto II.
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded, with about 20 employees.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 11, 1946 was a Saturday. Someone born on May 11, 1946 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 11, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,398 days. People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 11

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Irving Berlin
1888 · American composer and lyricist
Martha Graham
1894 · American dancer and choreographer
Salvador Dalí
1904 · Spanish artist
Mikhail Sholokhov
1905 · Soviet writer
Richard Feynman
1918 · American theoretical physicist
Edsger W. Dijkstra
1930 · Dutch computer scientist

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Questions about May 11, 1946

What day of the week was May 11, 1946?: May 11, 1946 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on May 11, 1946?: Someone born on May 11, 1946 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 11, 1946?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 11, 1946 falls in the year of the Fire Dog.
How old is someone born on May 11, 1946?: Someone born on May 11, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,398 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1946?: People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 11, 1946?: On May 11, 1946 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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