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

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

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 9, 1940?

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

A Tuesday

Born on July 9, 1940?

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

Famous people born on July 9, 1940

Jair da Costa

Brazilian footballer (1940–2025)

Born the same week

Nursultan Nazarbayev

July 6 · President of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019

Ringo Starr

July 7 · British musician, drummer for the Beatles (born 1940)

Lopo do Nascimento

July 10 · Prime Minister of Angola

Kim Jong-in

July 11 · South Korean economist and politician (born 1940)

Anja Breien

July 12 · Norwegian film director (1940–2026)

What happened that week

WWII: The Battle of Britain air offensive of the German Luftwaffe against the British RAF Fighter Command begins.
WWII:
British destroyer is torpedoed and sunk by an Italian submarine.
Vichy France begins with a constitutional law which only eighty members of the parliament vote against. Philippe Pétain becomes Prime Minister of France.
Story Bridge opens in Brisbane.
WWII: British submarine is sunk.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 9, 1940 was a Tuesday. Someone born on July 9, 1940 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 9, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,529 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on July 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Franz Boas
1858 · German-American anthropologist
Guru Dutt
1925 · Indian film director, producer, choreographer and actor
Tom Hanks
1956 · American actor and film producer (born )

Questions about July 9, 1940

What day of the week was July 9, 1940?: July 9, 1940 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on July 9, 1940?: Someone born on July 9, 1940 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 9, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 9, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on July 9, 1940?: Someone born on July 9, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,529 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 9, 1940?: On July 9, 1940 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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