What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 20, 1953?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 20, 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 20, 1953?

On May 20, 1953 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on May 20, 1953?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Water Snake
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
73 years

Famous people born on May 20, 1953

Serge Muhmenthaler

Swiss footballer

Born the same week

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

May 17 · President of Kazakhstan since 2019

Cha Bum-kun

May 22 · South Korean association football player

Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz

May 22 · Saudi Ambassador to the UK; a member of House of Saud

Agathe Uwilingiyimana

May 23 · Prime Minister of Rwanda (1953-1994)

Enzo Trossero

May 23 · Argentine footballer and manager

What happened that day

21 – A tornado outbreak tears through Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario, leaving eight people dead and 123 people injured.

Also that week

At Rogers Dry Lake, Californian Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to exceed Mach 1, in a North American F-86 Sabre at .
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".
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 20, 1953 was a Wednesday. Someone born on May 20, 1953 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 20, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,832 days. People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Toussaint Louverture
1743 · Haitian national hero
Honoré de Balzac
1799 · French novelist and playwright
John Stuart Mill
1806 · British philosopher and political economist
Emile Berliner
1851 · German-born American inventor
James Stewart
1908 · American actor and military officer

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Questions about May 20, 1953

What day of the week was May 20, 1953?: May 20, 1953 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 20, 1953?: Someone born on May 20, 1953 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 20, 1953?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 20, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.
How old is someone born on May 20, 1953?: Someone born on May 20, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,832 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 20, 1953?: On May 20, 1953 the moon was a First Quarter.

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