What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 23, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 23, 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 23, 1940?

On May 23, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Thursday

Born on May 23, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on May 23, 1940

Levan Moseshvili

Soviet basketball player (1940–2020)

Born the same week

Sadaharu Oh

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

Stan Mikita

May 20 · Slovak-born Canadian ice hockey player

Michael Sarrazin

May 22 · Canadian actor (1940-2011)

Joseph Brodsky

May 24 · Russian-American poet, essayist, and Nobel laureate (1940–1996)

Marianne Ahrne

May 25 · Swedish film director, screenwriter

What happened that week

WWII: The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940, giving the government full control over all persons and property.
WWII:
The Anglo-French Supreme War Council decides to withdraw all forces under its control from Norway.
Hitler issues Der Halte Befehl, a stop order preventing his Panzer divisions advancing on Dunkirk.
The Crypt of Civilization time capsule at Oglethorpe University, Brookhaven, Georgia in the United States, is sealed shut, with a projected opening date of 8113 CE.
WWII: German forces (2nd Panzer Division), under General Rudolf Veiel, reach Noyelles on the English Channel.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 23, 1940 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 23, 1940 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 23, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,577 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Bardeen
1908 · American physicist and engineer

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Questions about May 23, 1940

What day of the week was May 23, 1940?: May 23, 1940 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 23, 1940?: Someone born on May 23, 1940 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 23, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 23, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on May 23, 1940?: Someone born on May 23, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,577 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 23, 1940?: On May 23, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

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