What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 18, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 18, 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 18, 1940?

On May 18, 1940 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on May 18, 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
Saturday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on May 18, 1940

Salvatore Basile

Colombian-Italian actor (1940–2026)

Born the same week

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

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

Adel Emam

May 17 · Egyptian actor (born 1940)

Jan Janssen

May 19 · Dutch cyclist

Sadaharu Oh

May 20 · Taiwanese professional baseball player, coach (1940-)

Stan Mikita

May 20 · Slovak-born Canadian ice hockey player

What happened that day

Marshal Philippe Pétain is named vice-premier of France.

Also that week

WWII:
Brussels falls to German forces; the Belgian government flees to Ostend.
Zeeland is overrun by German forces, ending the Battle of the Netherlands and beginning full German occupation of the Netherlands (Noord-Beveland surrenders on May 18, and the remaining Dutch troops are withdrawn from Zeelandic Flanders on May 19).
General Maxime Weygand replaces Maurice Gamelin as commander-in-chief of all French forces.
President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress, asks for an extraordinary credit of approximately $900,000,000 to finance construction of at least 50,000 airplanes per year.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 18, 1940 was a Saturday. Someone born on May 18, 1940 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 18, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,581 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Nicholas II of Russia
1868 · 14th and last Emperor of Russia
Bertrand Russell
1872 · British philosopher and logician
Walter Gropius
1883 · German-American architect
Frank Capra
1897 · Italian-born American film director
John Paul II
1920 · pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author

Questions about May 18, 1940

What day of the week was May 18, 1940?: May 18, 1940 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on May 18, 1940?: Someone born on May 18, 1940 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 18, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 18, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on May 18, 1940?: Someone born on May 18, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,581 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 18, 1940?: On May 18, 1940 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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