What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 23, 1956?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 23, 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 23, 1956?

On May 23, 1956 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Wednesday

Born on May 23, 1956?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Fire Monkey
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
70 years

Famous people born on May 23, 1956

Ursula Plassnik

Austrian politician, diplomat, foreign minister

Antoinette Batumubwira

Burundian politician

Born the same week

Boris Akunin

May 20 · Russian writer, translation, and historian

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

May 20 · Norwegian writer (1956–2025)

Sean Kelly

May 24 · Irish former professional road bicycle racer

Mina Ahadi

May 25 · human rights activist

What happened that day

French minister Pierre Mendès France resigns, due to his government's policy on Algeria.

Also that week

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.
Lhotse main summit, the fourth highest mountain (on the Nepalese–Tibetan border) is first ascended, by Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 23, 1956 was a Wednesday. Someone born on May 23, 1956 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 23, 1956 is 70 years old today and has lived about 25,733 days. People born in 1956 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Bardeen
1908 · American physicist and engineer

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Questions about May 23, 1956

What day of the week was May 23, 1956?: May 23, 1956 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 23, 1956?: Someone born on May 23, 1956 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 23, 1956?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 23, 1956 falls in the year of the Fire Monkey.
How old is someone born on May 23, 1956?: Someone born on May 23, 1956 is 70 years old today and has lived about 25,733 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 23, 1956?: On May 23, 1956 the moon was a Full Moon.

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