What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 9, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 9, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.

What is the birthstone for April?

The birthstone for April is diamond.

What was the moon phase on April 9, 1940?

On April 9, 1940 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Tuesday

Born on April 9, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♈ Star sign
Aries
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on April 9, 1940

Ernesto Enrique Cavour Aramayo

Bolivian singer, musician and artist

Juris Laipenieks

Chilean athletics competitor of Latvian origin

Born the same week

Homero Aridjis

April 6 · Mexican poet of Greek descent

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

April 6 · Mexican actor (1940–2011)

Princess Fawzia Farouk of Egypt

April 7 · Princess of Egypt

Mirko Jozić

April 8 · Croatian footballer

What happened that day

WWII: Germany invades the neutral countries of Denmark and Norway in Operation Weserübung, opening the Norwegian campaign. The British Royal Navy attempts to attack elements of the German fleet off Norway. Vidkun Quisling proclaims a new collaborationist regime in Norway. The German invasion of Denmark lasts for about six hours, before that country capitulates.

Also that week

WWII: Operation Wilfred: The British fleet lays naval mines off the coast of neutral Norway.
WWII: First naval Battle of Narvik – The British Royal Navy attacks the German fleet in the Ofotfjord. At Bergen, German cruiser Königsberg is sunk by British Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Skua dive bombers, flying from RNAS Hatston in Orkney.
Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
The Faroe Islands are occupied by British troops, following the German invasion of Denmark. This action is taken to avert a possible German occupation of the islands, with serious consequences for the course of the Battle of the Atlantic.
Opening day at Jamaica Race Course features the use of parimutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York. Other tracks in the state follow suit later in 1940.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

April 9, 1940 was a Tuesday. Someone born on April 9, 1940 is a Aries. Someone born on April 9, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,621 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on April 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 · British mechanical and civil engineer
Charles Baudelaire
1821 · French poet and critic
Eadweard Muybridge
1830 · English-American photographer
Leopold II of Belgium
1835 · King of the Belgians from to
Erich Ludendorff
1865 · German general and politician

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Questions about April 9, 1940

What day of the week was April 9, 1940?: April 9, 1940 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on April 9, 1940?: Someone born on April 9, 1940 is a Aries.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 9, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 9, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on April 9, 1940?: Someone born on April 9, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,621 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for April?: The birthstone for April is diamond.
What was the moon phase on April 9, 1940?: On April 9, 1940 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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