What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 1, 1974?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 1, 1974 falls in the year of the Wood Tiger.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 1, 1974?

On May 1, 1974 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on May 1, 1974?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Wood Tiger
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
52 years

Famous people born on May 1, 1974

Ziaur Rahman

Bangladeshi chess player (1974–2024)

Charlene Gonzales

Binibining Pilipinas 1994, Top 6 at Miss Universe 1994

Born the same week

Penélope Cruz

April 28 · Spanish actress (born 1974)

Margo Dydek

April 28 · Polish basketball player (1974–2011)

Anggun

April 29 · Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

Princess Haya bint Al-Hussein of Jordan

May 3 · Jordanian Royal

What happened that week

An all-female Japanese team summits Manaslu in Nepal, becoming the first women to climb an peak.
The Expo '74 world's fair opens in Spokane, Washington.
Carnation Revolution: A left-wing military coup in Portugal restores democracy, ending 41 years of the Estado Novo dictatorship in the country. Portuguese Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano flees to Brazil and is granted political asylum by Brazilian President Ernesto Geisel.
West German chancellor Willy Brandt, resigns after four years in office.
Guillaume Affair: exposure of an East German spy Günter Guillaume within the West German government, leading to the resignation of West German Chancellor Willy Brandt.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Loco-Motion

Grand Funk

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🎵 No. 1 song

May 1, 1974 was a Wednesday. Someone born on May 1, 1974 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 1, 1974 is 52 years old today and has lived about 19,181 days. People born in 1974 belong to Generation X.

Also born on May 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
1769 · British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, – ,
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852 · Spanish scientist

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Questions about May 1, 1974

What day of the week was May 1, 1974?: May 1, 1974 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 1, 1974?: Someone born on May 1, 1974 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 1, 1974?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 1, 1974 falls in the year of the Wood Tiger.
How old is someone born on May 1, 1974?: Someone born on May 1, 1974 is 52 years old today and has lived about 19,181 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1974?: People born in 1974 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 1, 1974?: On May 1, 1974 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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