What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 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 17, 1940?

On August 17, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Saturday

Born on August 17, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on August 17, 1940

Ady Schmit

Luxembourgish footballer

Joseph Pairin Kitingan

Malaysian politician

Born the same week

Arístides Royo

August 14 · President of Panama

Ze'ev Revach

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

Bruce Beresford

August 16 · Australian film director

Rajendra K. Pachauri

August 20 · Indian academic (1940-2020)

What happened that week

WWII: "The Hardest Day" in the Battle of Britain: Both sides lose more aircraft combined on this day than at any other point during the campaign, without the Luftwaffe achieving dominance over RAF Fighter Command.
The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, is installed as Governor of the Bahamas.
Italy, without having declared war on Greece, sinks the Greek boat Elli (Έλλη).
WWII: Winston Churchill pays tribute in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom to the Royal Air Force fighter pilots: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
Leon Trotsky is attacked with an ice axe in his Mexico home by NKVD agent Ramón Mercader.
WWII: Luftwaffe Adlertag ("Eagle Day") strike on southern England occurs, starting the rapid escalation of the Battle of Britain.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 17, 1940 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 17, 1940 is a Leo. Someone born on August 17, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,490 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Pierre de Fermat
1601 · French mathematician and lawyer
John III Sobieski
1629 · King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Menilek II
1844 · Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Shewa
Samuel Goldwyn
1882 · Polish-American film producer
Marcus Garvey
1887 · Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur
Mae West
1893 · American actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer
Jiang Zemin
1926 · former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
V. S. Naipaul
1932 · Trinidadian-British writer
Robert De Niro
1943 · American actor (born )

Questions about August 17, 1940

What day of the week was August 17, 1940?: August 17, 1940 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 17, 1940?: Someone born on August 17, 1940 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 17, 1940?: Someone born on August 17, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,490 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 17, 1940?: On August 17, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

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