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

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

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

A Monday

Born on August 12, 1940?

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

Famous people born on August 12, 1940

Fernando Cruz

Portuguese footballer

Born the same week

Arístides Royo

August 14 · President of Panama

Lila Morillo

August 14 · Venezuelan singer, showgirl and actress

Jörmundur Ingi Hansen

August 14 · Icelandic neopagan leader

Ze'ev Revach

August 15 · Israeli actor and director (1940–2025)

Tefta Cami

August 15 · Albanian politician

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 12, 1940 was a Monday. Someone born on August 12, 1940 is a Leo. Someone born on August 12, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,496 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 12

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah
1844 · Religious leader in the Sudan, self-proclaimed as the Mahdi
Cecil B. DeMille
1881 · American film director, producer and actor
Erwin Schrödinger
1887 · Austrian physicist
George Soros
1930 · Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born )

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Questions about August 12, 1940

What day of the week was August 12, 1940?: August 12, 1940 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on August 12, 1940?: Someone born on August 12, 1940 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 12, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 12, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 12, 1940?: Someone born on August 12, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,496 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 12, 1940?: On August 12, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

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