What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 2, 1953?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 2, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 2, 1953?

On May 2, 1953 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on May 2, 1953?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Water Snake
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
73 years

Famous people born on May 2, 1953

Valery Gergiev

Russian conductor and opera company director

Domitien Ndayizeye

President of Burundi

Born the same week

Midhat Mursi

April 29 · Egyptian chemist and terrorist

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

April 29 · Polish composer (1953—2024)

Mike Adenuga

April 29 · Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the fourth richest person in Africa. His company Globacom is Nigeria's second-largest telecom operator and also has a presence in Ghana and Benin

Ho Ching

May 1 · Singaporean businesswoman and Spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore

What happened that day

Hussein is crowned King of Jordan.

Also that week

Aldous Huxley first tries the psychedelic hallucinogen mescaline, inspiring his book The Doors of Perception.
Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid", their description of the double helix structure of DNA.
France agrees to the provisional independence of Cambodia, with King Norodom Sihanouk.
Australian Senate election, 1953: The Liberal/Country Coalition Government, led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies, holds their Senate majority, despite gains made by the Labor Party, led by H. V. Evatt. This is the first occasion where a Senate election is held without an accompanying House of Representatives election.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 2, 1953 was a Saturday. Someone born on May 2, 1953 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 2, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,850 days. People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 2

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Catherine II of Russia
1729 · eighth Emperor of Russia, called the Great, r. – (lived - )
Theodor Herzl
1860 · father of modern political Zionism
Satyajit Ray
1921 · Indian filmmaker and writer

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Questions about May 2, 1953

What day of the week was May 2, 1953?: May 2, 1953 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on May 2, 1953?: Someone born on May 2, 1953 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 2, 1953?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 2, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.
How old is someone born on May 2, 1953?: Someone born on May 2, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,850 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1953?: People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 2, 1953?: On May 2, 1953 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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