What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 26, 1949?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 26, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 26, 1949?

On May 26, 1949 the moon was a New Moon.

A Thursday

Born on May 26, 1949?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Earth Ox
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on May 26, 1949

Jeremy Corbyn

British politician, leader of the Labour Party 2015 to 2020

Nicole Okala Bilaï

senator of Cameroon

Born the same week

Alan García

May 23 · President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)

Jim Broadbent

May 24 · English actor (born 1949)

Rauno Miettinen

May 25 · Finnish Nordic combined skier

Alma Guillermoprieto

May 27 · Mexican journalist

What happened that week

The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) is officially established (until 1990).
After two months in Bethesda Naval Hospital, James Forrestal commits suicide under suspicious circumstances.
The first trial of Alger Hiss for perjury begins in New York City, with Whittaker Chambers as principal witness for the prosecution.
The AFSA (predecessor of the NSA) is established.
The Kuomintang regime declares martial law in Taiwan, which lasts until 1987.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 26, 1949 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 26, 1949 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 26, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,287 days. People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
1650 · English soldier and statesman
Alexander Pushkin
1799 · Russian poet, playwright, and novelist
Isadora Duncana
1877 · American dancer and choreographer
John Wayne
1907 · American actor
Miles Davis
1926 · American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer

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Questions about May 26, 1949

What day of the week was May 26, 1949?: May 26, 1949 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 26, 1949?: Someone born on May 26, 1949 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 26, 1949?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 26, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.
How old is someone born on May 26, 1949?: Someone born on May 26, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,287 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1949?: People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 26, 1949?: On May 26, 1949 the moon was a New Moon.

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