What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 13, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 13, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 13, 1940?

On May 13, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Monday

Born on May 13, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on May 13, 1940

Ravichandran

Tamil film actor (1940–2011)

Born the same week

Vicente Miera

May 10 · Spanish football player and manager (born 1940)

Zhanna Prokhorenko

May 11 · Soviet and Russian actress (1940-2011)

Roberto Matosas

May 11 · Uruguayan footballer

Lill Lindfors

May 12 · Swedish jazz and schlager singer

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

May 15 · Soviet and Russian actress (1940–2024)

What happened that day

WWII:
Winston Churchill, in his first address as Prime Minister, tells the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, "I have nothing to offer you but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
German armies open a wide breach in the Maginot Line at Sedan, France.
14 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and her government are evacuated to London, using the British destroyer .

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 13, 1940 was a Monday. Someone born on May 13, 1940 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 13, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,587 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 13

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal
1699 · Portuguese noble and diplomat
Maria Theresa of Austria
1717 · ruler of the Habsburg Dominions
Pius IX
1792 · Pope of the Catholic Church from to
Joe Louis
1914 · American boxer
Stevie Wonder
1950 · American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born )

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Questions about May 13, 1940

What day of the week was May 13, 1940?: May 13, 1940 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on May 13, 1940?: Someone born on May 13, 1940 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 13, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 13, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on May 13, 1940?: Someone born on May 13, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,587 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 13, 1940?: On May 13, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

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