What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 26, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 26, 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 26, 1940?

On April 26, 1940 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on April 26, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on April 26, 1940

Giorgio Moroder

Italian record producer and composer (born 1940)

Tan Cheng Bock

Singaporean politician

Born the same week

Danilo Astori

April 23 · Uruguayan politician (1940–2023)

Al Pacino

April 25 · American actor (born 1940)

Mishake Muyongo

April 28 · Namibian politician

Marcelino Martínez

April 29 · Spanish footballer

What happened that week

Mandatory Palestine and Lebanon play an association football friendly; it is Lebanon's first official match, and Mandatory Palestine's last before they become Israel in 1948.
The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, United States, kills 198 people.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

April 26, 1940 was a Friday. Someone born on April 26, 1940 is a Taurus. Someone born on April 26, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,604 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on April 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

David Hume
1711 · Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian
John James Audubon
1785 · French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter
Eugène Delacroix
1798 · French painter
Frederick Law Olmsted
1822 · American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 · Austrian philosopher and logician
I. M. Pei
1917 · Chinese-American architect
Fanny Blankers-Koen
1918 · Dutch track and field athlete

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Questions about April 26, 1940

What day of the week was April 26, 1940?: April 26, 1940 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on April 26, 1940?: Someone born on April 26, 1940 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 26, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 26, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on April 26, 1940?: Someone born on April 26, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,604 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 26, 1940?: On April 26, 1940 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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