What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 10, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 10, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 10, 1940?

On August 10, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on August 10, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on August 10, 1940

Mohamad Ibrahim Kederi

Hazara wrestler

Born the same week

Jean-Luc Dehaene

August 7 · Prime Minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999 (1940–2014)

Zhuang Zedong

August 7 · Chinese table tennis player (1940-2013)

Petar Velichkov

August 8 · Bulgarian footballer (1940-1993)

Morshed Khan

August 8 · Bangladeshi politician

Fernando Cruz

August 12 · Portuguese footballer

What happened that day

WWII: British armed merchant cruiser is torpedoed off Malin Head, Ireland, by German submarine U-56.

Also that week

WWII: German general Wilhelm Keitel signs the Aufbau Ost directive, which eventually leads to the invasion of the Soviet Union.
WWII: Luftwaffe Adlertag ("Eagle Day") strike on southern England occurs, starting the rapid escalation of the Battle of Britain.
Italy, without having declared war on Greece, sinks the Greek boat Elli (Έλλη).
U.S. Gen. John J. Pershing, in a nationwide radio broadcast, urges all-out aid to Britain in order to defend the Americas, while Charles Lindbergh speaks to an isolationist rally at Soldier Field in Chicago.
The Lithuanian SSR is annexed into the Soviet Union, followed by the Latvian SSR on August 5 and the Estonian SSR August 6, just seven weeks after their occupation. Ethnic Germans will be deported to Germany.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 10, 1940 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 10, 1940 is a Leo. Someone born on August 10, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,498 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 10

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Camillo Benso di Cavour
1810 · first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in
Jorge Amado
1912 · Brazilian writer

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Questions about August 10, 1940

What day of the week was August 10, 1940?: August 10, 1940 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 10, 1940?: Someone born on August 10, 1940 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 10, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 10, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 10, 1940?: Someone born on August 10, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,498 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 10, 1940?: On August 10, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

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