What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 11, 1974?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 11, 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 11, 1974?

On May 11, 1974 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on May 11, 1974?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Wood Tiger
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
52 years

Famous people born on May 11, 1974

Benoît Magimel

French actor (born 1974)

Simon Aspelin

Swedish tennis player

Tony Warner

Trinidadian association football player

Born the same week

Ali Ismailov

May 8 · Azerbaijani boxer

Sylvain Wiltord

May 10 · French footballer (born 1974)

Bill Tchato

May 14 · Cameroonian and French footballer

What happened that day

A violent 7.1 earthquake shakes the Chinese city of Zhaotong causing between 1,600 and 20,000 deaths.

Also that week

West German chancellor Willy Brandt, resigns after four years in office.
Helmut Schmidt becomes the new Chancellor of West Germany.
The Troubles: The Dublin and Monaghan bombings are carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force, when they explode four car bombs in counties Dublin and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. The attacks kill 33 civilians and wound almost 300, the highest number of casualties in any single event during the conflict.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Loco-Motion

Grand Funk

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🎵 No. 1 song

May 11, 1974 was a Saturday. Someone born on May 11, 1974 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 11, 1974 is 52 years old today and has lived about 19,171 days. People born in 1974 belong to Generation X.

Also born on May 11

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Irving Berlin
1888 · American composer and lyricist
Martha Graham
1894 · American dancer and choreographer
Salvador Dalí
1904 · Spanish artist
Mikhail Sholokhov
1905 · Soviet writer
Richard Feynman
1918 · American theoretical physicist
Edsger W. Dijkstra
1930 · Dutch computer scientist

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Questions about May 11, 1974

What day of the week was May 11, 1974?: May 11, 1974 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on May 11, 1974?: Someone born on May 11, 1974 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 11, 1974?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 11, 1974 falls in the year of the Wood Tiger.
How old is someone born on May 11, 1974?: Someone born on May 11, 1974 is 52 years old today and has lived about 19,171 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 11, 1974?: On May 11, 1974 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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