What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 16, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 16, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 16, 1940?

On February 16, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Friday

Born on February 16, 1940?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Friday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on February 16, 1940

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

İsmail Cem

February 15 · Turkish photographer and writer (1940–2007)

Lokendra Bahadur Chand

February 15 · Nepalese politician

Vicente Fernández

February 17 · Mexican actor and ranchera singer (1940–2021)

Fabrizio De André

February 18 · Italian singer-songwriter (1940-1999)

Charles Robert Jenkins

February 18 · United States Army soldier (1940–2017)

Saparmyrat Nyýazow

February 19 · President of Turkmenistan from 1990 to 2006

What happened that day

WWII: Altmark incident – British destroyer pursues German tanker Altmark into the neutral waters of the Jøssingfjorden in southwestern Norway and frees the 290 British seamen held aboard.

Also that week

Paul Creston's Saxophone Sonata is officially premiered at the Carnegie Chamber Hall by saxophonist Cecil Leeson, who had commissioned it from the composer.
In Tibet, province of Ando, 4-year-old Tenzin Gyatso is proclaimed the tulku (rebirth) of the 13th Dalai Lama.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 16, 1940 was a Friday. Someone born on February 16, 1940 is a Aquarius. Someone born on February 16, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,674 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on February 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Philipp Melanchthon
1497 · German reformer
Francis Galton
1822 · British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist
Ernst Haeckel
1834 · German zoologist

Questions about February 16, 1940

What day of the week was February 16, 1940?: February 16, 1940 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on February 16, 1940?: Someone born on February 16, 1940 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 16, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 16, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on February 16, 1940?: Someone born on February 16, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,674 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 16, 1940?: On February 16, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

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