What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 1, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 1, 1940 falls in the year of the Earth Rabbit.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 1, 1940?

On February 1, 1940 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on February 1, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐇 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rabbit
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on February 1, 1940

Héctor Silva

Uruguayan footballer (1940-2015)

Nguyen Van Troi

Viet Cong volunteer executed during Vietnam War

Cavayé Yéguié Djibril

President of the National Assembly of Cameroon from 1992 to 2026

Born the same week

Adriana Hoffmann

January 29 · Chilean botanist (1940–2022)

Bodo Bittner

February 2 · West German bobsledder (1940–2012)

George A. Romero

February 4 · Canadian-American filmmaker (1940–2017)

What happened that day

WWII: Winter War – Soviet forces launch a major assault on Finnish troops occupying the Karelian Isthmus.

Also that week

11 – Scheduled dates for the 1940 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, cancelled in November 1939 due to WWII (originally allocated to Sapporo, Japan).
Three gasoline-powered trains carrying factory workers crash and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station, Yumesaki Line (Nishinari Line), Osaka, Japan, killing at least 181 people and injuring at least 92.
WWII: A peace resolution introduced in the Parliament of South Africa is defeated 81–59.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 1, 1940 was a Thursday. Someone born on February 1, 1940 is a Aquarius. Someone born on February 1, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,689 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on February 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Ford
1894 · American film director
Clark Gable
1901 · American actor
Langston Hughes
1902 · American writer and social activist
Boris Yeltsin
1931 · Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia

Questions about February 1, 1940

What day of the week was February 1, 1940?: February 1, 1940 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on February 1, 1940?: Someone born on February 1, 1940 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 1, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 1, 1940 falls in the year of the Earth Rabbit.
How old is someone born on February 1, 1940?: Someone born on February 1, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,689 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for February?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
What was the moon phase on February 1, 1940?: On February 1, 1940 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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