What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 15, 1955?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 15, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Goat.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 15, 1955?

On May 15, 1955 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on May 15, 1955?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Wood Goat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
71 years

Famous people born on May 15, 1955

Mohamed Brahmi

Tunisian politician

Lia Vissi

Greek-Cypriot singer

S. Pierre Yameogo

Burkinabè film director (born 1955)

Born the same week

Olga Korbut

May 16 · Belarusian gymnast (*1955)

Czesław Lang

May 17 · Polish road racing cyclist

Chow Yun-fat

May 18 · Hong Kong actor

What happened that day

The Austrian State Treaty, which restores Austria's national sovereignty, is concluded between the 4 occupying powers following World War II (the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and France) and Austria, setting it up as a neutral country.
Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy become the first people to reach the summit of Makalu, the fifth-highest mountain in the world, on the 1955 French Makalu expedition. The entire team of climbers reaches the summit over the next two days.

Also that week

Eight Communist Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defence treaty in Warsaw, Poland, that is called the Warsaw Pact (it will be dissolved in 1991).
Free movement of residents between North and South Vietnam ends.
Japanese National Railways' ferry Shiun Maru sinks after a collision with sister ship Uko Maru, in thick fog off Takamatsu, Shikoku, in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan; 166 passengers (many children) and 2 crew members are killed. This event is influential in plans to construct the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (built 1986–98).
West Germany joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 15, 1955 was a Sunday. Someone born on May 15, 1955 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 15, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,107 days. People born in 1955 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Claudio Monteverdi
1567 · Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest
Klemens von Metternich
1773 · Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor
Brian Eno
1948 · British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born )

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Questions about May 15, 1955

What day of the week was May 15, 1955?: May 15, 1955 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on May 15, 1955?: Someone born on May 15, 1955 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 15, 1955?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 15, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Goat.
How old is someone born on May 15, 1955?: Someone born on May 15, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,107 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1955?: People born in 1955 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 15, 1955?: On May 15, 1955 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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