What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 23, 1950?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 23, 1950 falls in the year of the Metal Tiger.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 23, 1950?

On May 23, 1950 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Tuesday

Born on May 23, 1950?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Metal Tiger
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
76 years

Famous people born on May 23, 1950

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

Youba Sokona

Malian climatologist

Born the same week

Jhala Nath Khanal

May 20 · Nepalese politician

Erri De Luca

May 20 · Italian novelist, poet and translator

Wei Jingsheng

May 20 · Chinese democracy activist and dissident

Sun Chunlan

May 24 · Chinese politician

What happened that week

Celâl Bayar becomes the third president of Turkey and Adnan Menderes of the DP forms the new government of Turkey (19th government).
Recorded premiere of Four Last Songs (1948) by German composer Richard Strauss (d. 1949) given by the composer's choice of soloist, Norwegian-born soprano Kirsten Flagstad, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler at the Royal Albert Hall in London, sponsored by Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Sultan of Mysore.
The United States Maritime Administration is formed (under the Department of Commerce).
The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel is formally opened to traffic in New York City.
Israeli Air Force Spitfires intercept a British Royal Air Force Short Sunderland when it inadvertently crosses into Israeli airspace, forcing it to land at Lod Airport. The Sunderland's crew have been issued maps that do not depict Israel, as Britain had not recognized the Jewish state at the time they were issued.
St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 23, 1950 was a Tuesday. Someone born on May 23, 1950 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 23, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,925 days. People born in 1950 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Bardeen
1908 · American physicist and engineer

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Questions about May 23, 1950

What day of the week was May 23, 1950?: May 23, 1950 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 23, 1950?: Someone born on May 23, 1950 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 23, 1950?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 23, 1950 falls in the year of the Metal Tiger.
How old is someone born on May 23, 1950?: Someone born on May 23, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,925 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1950?: People born in 1950 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 23, 1950?: On May 23, 1950 the moon was a First Quarter.

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