What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 23, 1974?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 23, 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 23, 1974?

On May 23, 1974 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on May 23, 1974?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Wood Tiger
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
52 years

Famous people born on May 23, 1974

Manuela Schwesig

German politician (SPD), Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Goran Jagodnik

Slovenian basketball player (born 1974)

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Ugandan politician

Born the same week

Stanislav Markelov

May 20 · Russian lawyer (1974-2009)

Eduardo Verástegui

May 21 · Mexican actor

María Vento-Kabchi

May 24 · Venezuelan tennis player

What happened that week

1974 Australian federal election: Gough Whitlam's Labor government is re-elected with a reduced majority, defeating the Liberal/Country Coalition led by Billy Snedden. Whitlam consequently becomes the first Labor Prime Minister to be re-elected in his own right. The Democratic Labor Party meanwhile loses all five of their Senate seats, effectively wiping them out as a political force.
Nuclear weapons testing: Under Project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon, becoming the 6th nation to do so.
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.
Helmut Schmidt becomes the new Chancellor of West Germany.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Streak

Ray Stevens

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🎵 No. 1 song

May 23, 1974 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 23, 1974 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 23, 1974 is 52 years old today and has lived about 19,159 days. People born in 1974 belong to Generation X.

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, 1974

What day of the week was May 23, 1974?: May 23, 1974 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 23, 1974?: Someone born on May 23, 1974 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 23, 1974?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 23, 1974 falls in the year of the Wood Tiger.
How old is someone born on May 23, 1974?: Someone born on May 23, 1974 is 52 years old today and has lived about 19,159 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 23, 1974?: On May 23, 1974 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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