What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 21, 1956?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 21, 1956 falls in the year of the Fire Monkey.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 21, 1956?

On May 21, 1956 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Monday

Born on May 21, 1956?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Monday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Fire Monkey
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
70 years

Famous people born on May 21, 1956

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Lothar Thoms

May 18 · East German racing cyclist (1956-2017)

José Ramón Alexanko

May 19 · Spanish footballer

Boris Akunin

May 20 · Russian writer, translation, and historian

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

May 20 · Norwegian writer (1956–2025)

Ursula Plassnik

May 23 · Austrian politician, diplomat, foreign minister

Sean Kelly

May 24 · Irish former professional road bicycle racer

What happened that week

French minister Pierre Mendès France resigns, due to his government's policy on Algeria.
Lhotse main summit, the fourth highest mountain (on the Nepalese–Tibetan border) is first ascended, by Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss.
The first Eurovision Song Contest is broadcast from Lugano, Switzerland. The winning song is the host country's Refrain by Lys Assia (music by Géo Voumard, lyrics by Émile Gardaz).
India announces the institution of diplomatic relations with Francoist Spain.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 21, 1956 was a Monday. Someone born on May 21, 1956 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 21, 1956 is 70 years old today and has lived about 25,735 days. People born in 1956 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Philip II of Spain
1527 · King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived -
Alexander Pope
1688 · English poet
Henri Rousseau
1844 · French painter
Andrei Sakharov
1921 · Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

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Questions about May 21, 1956

What day of the week was May 21, 1956?: May 21, 1956 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on May 21, 1956?: Someone born on May 21, 1956 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 21, 1956?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 21, 1956 falls in the year of the Fire Monkey.
How old is someone born on May 21, 1956?: Someone born on May 21, 1956 is 70 years old today and has lived about 25,735 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1956?: People born in 1956 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 21, 1956?: On May 21, 1956 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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