What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 26, 1950?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 26, 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 26, 1950?

On May 26, 1950 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on May 26, 1950?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Metal Tiger
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
76 years

Famous people born on May 26, 1950

Hong Soo-hwan

South Korean boxer

Born the same week

Martin McGuinness

May 23 · Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

Sun Chunlan

May 24 · Chinese politician

Werner Peter

May 25 · East German footballer

Mario González

May 27 · Uruguayan footballer (1950–2019)

Frederick Sumaye

May 29 · former Prime Minister of Tanzania

What happened that week

The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel is formally opened to traffic in New York City.
The United States Maritime Administration is formed (under the Department of Commerce).
St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The pilot series of the world's longest-running radio soap opera, The Archers, is first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in the U.K. It will still be running more than 75 years later.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 26, 1950 was a Friday. Someone born on May 26, 1950 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 26, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,922 days. People born in 1950 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, 1950

What day of the week was May 26, 1950?: May 26, 1950 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on May 26, 1950?: Someone born on May 26, 1950 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 26, 1950?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 26, 1950 falls in the year of the Metal Tiger.
How old is someone born on May 26, 1950?: Someone born on May 26, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,922 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 26, 1950?: On May 26, 1950 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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