What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 12, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 12, 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 12, 1940?

On July 12, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Friday

Born on July 12, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♋ Star sign
Cancer
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on July 12, 1940

Anja Breien

Norwegian film director (1940–2026)

Born the same week

Jair da Costa

July 9 · Brazilian footballer (1940–2025)

Lopo do Nascimento

July 10 · Prime Minister of Angola

Kim Jong-in

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

Patrick Stewart

July 13 · English actor (1940–2026)

Ali Eid

July 14 · Lebanese politician, Alawite Islamic sect Leader in Lebanon

What happened that week

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.
WWII: The Battle of Britain air offensive of the German Luftwaffe against the British RAF Fighter Command begins.
WWII: Winston Churchill, in a worldwide broadcast, proclaims the intention of Great Britain to fight alone against Germany whatever the outcome: "We shall seek no terms. We shall tolerate no parley. We may show mercy. We shall ask none."
U.S. politics: The Democratic Party begins its national convention in Chicago, and nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term as president.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 12, 1940 was a Friday. Someone born on July 12, 1940 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 12, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,527 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on July 12

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Claude Bernard
1813 · French physiologist
Henry David Thoreau
1817 · American essayist, poet, and philosopher
George Eastman
1854 · American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer
Pablo Neruda
1904 · Chilean poet and politician
Bill Cosby
1937 · American actor and comedian (born )

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Questions about July 12, 1940

What day of the week was July 12, 1940?: July 12, 1940 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on July 12, 1940?: Someone born on July 12, 1940 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 12, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 12, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on July 12, 1940?: Someone born on July 12, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,527 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 12, 1940?: On July 12, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

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