What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 22, 1996?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 22, 1996 falls in the year of the Fire Rat.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 22, 1996?

On May 22, 1996 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on May 22, 1996?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Fire Rat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
30 years

Famous people born on May 22, 1996

Eleanor Patterson

Australian athletics competitor

Humberto Mansilla

Chilean athletics competitor

Aung Thu

Burmese association football player

Tabitha Chawinga

Malawian association football player

What happened that week

The MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters in Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000 people in one of Africa's worst maritime disasters.
Seven Trappist monks from the monastery of Thibirine are killed by members of the Armed Islamic Group in Algeria after talks with French government concerning the imprisonment of several GIA sympathisers break down.
The X Prize Foundation launches the $10,000,000 Ansari X Prize.
28 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is elected as Prime Minister of India, replacing P. V. Narasimha Rao of the Indian National Congress. However, the party does not receive an overall majority and Vajpayee resigns thirteen days later rather than face a no confidence vote and is replaced by the United Front leader, Deve Gowda.
First Chechnya War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a ceasefire for the dispute.
Albania's general election of May 26 is declared unfair by international monitors, and the ruling Democratic Party under President Muhannad Ibrahim is charged by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe with rigging the elections. Several hundred protestors gather in Tirana to demonstrate against the election result.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Tha Crossroads

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

🎵 No. 1 song

May 22, 1996 was a Wednesday. Someone born on May 22, 1996 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 22, 1996 is 30 years old today and has lived about 11,124 days. People born in 1996 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on May 22

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Richard Wagner
1813 · German composer
Arthur Conan Doyle
1859 · British writer and physician
Laurence Olivier
1907 · English actor and director
Hergé
1907 · Belgian comics writer
Charles Aznavour
1924 · Armenian-French singer and diplomat
Harvey Milk
1930 · American politician and gay rights activist

Questions about May 22, 1996

What day of the week was May 22, 1996?: May 22, 1996 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 22, 1996?: Someone born on May 22, 1996 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 22, 1996?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 22, 1996 falls in the year of the Fire Rat.
How old is someone born on May 22, 1996?: Someone born on May 22, 1996 is 30 years old today and has lived about 11,124 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1996?: People born in 1996 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 22, 1996?: On May 22, 1996 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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