What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 18, 1953?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 18, 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 18, 1953?

On May 18, 1953 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Monday

Born on May 18, 1953?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Water Snake
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
73 years

Famous people born on May 18, 1953

Guilherme Posser da Costa

São Tomé and Príncipe politician

Born the same week

Mike Oldfield

May 15 · English musician (born 1953)

Pierce Brosnan

May 16 · Irish actor (born 1953)

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

May 17 · President of Kazakhstan since 2019

Peter Lim

May 21 · Singapore businessman

Nora Aunor

May 21 · Filipino actress (1953–2025)

What happened that day

At Rogers Dry Lake, Californian Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to exceed Mach 1, in a North American F-86 Sabre at .

Also that week

21 – A tornado outbreak tears through Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario, leaving eight people dead and 123 people injured.
The Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPS) for Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) are adopted by the ICAO Council. These SARPS are in Annex 15 to the Chicago Convention, and May 15 is celebrated by the AIS community as "World AIS Day".
Waco tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado hits in the downtown section of Waco, Texas, killing 114.
Nuclear testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its only nuclear artillery test: Upshot-Knothole Grable.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 18, 1953 was a Monday. Someone born on May 18, 1953 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 18, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,834 days. People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Nicholas II of Russia
1868 · 14th and last Emperor of Russia
Bertrand Russell
1872 · British philosopher and logician
Walter Gropius
1883 · German-American architect
Frank Capra
1897 · Italian-born American film director
John Paul II
1920 · pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author

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Questions about May 18, 1953

What day of the week was May 18, 1953?: May 18, 1953 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on May 18, 1953?: Someone born on May 18, 1953 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 18, 1953?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 18, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.
How old is someone born on May 18, 1953?: Someone born on May 18, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,834 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 18, 1953?: On May 18, 1953 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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