Thursday May 22, 1947
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

May 22, 1947: Day of the Week

May 22, 1947 was the 142nd day of the year 1947 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 223 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

A person born on this day will be 76 years old today. If that same person saved a Penny every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $255.14 today.

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Here’s the May 1947 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1947 calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Pig is the mythical animal and Fire is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).

May 22, 1947 Historical Event(s)

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Cold War: in an effort to fight the spread of Communism, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs an act into law that will later be called the Truman Doctrine. The act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece, each battling an internal Communist movement.

Who was born on May 22, 1947?

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Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, Greek-American astronomer and a NASA astrophysicist (d. 1997)

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