What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 18, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 18, 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 18, 1940?

On August 18, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Sunday

Born on August 18, 1940?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

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

Famous people born on August 18, 1940

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Ze'ev Revach

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

Bruce Beresford

August 16 · Australian film director

Kyaw Hla Aung

August 16 · Burmese lawyer and Rohingya rights activist

Ady Schmit

August 17 · Luxembourgish footballer

Rajendra K. Pachauri

August 20 · Indian academic (1940-2020)

Endre Szemerédi

August 21 · Hungarian-American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
Italy, without having declared war on Greece, sinks the Greek boat Elli (Έλλη).
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 18, 1940 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 18, 1940 is a Leo. Someone born on August 18, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,489 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Franz Joseph I of Austria
1830 · Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
1863 · Russian chemist and photographer
Roman Polanski
1933 · French-Polish filmmaker (born )

Questions about August 18, 1940

What day of the week was August 18, 1940?: August 18, 1940 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 18, 1940?: Someone born on August 18, 1940 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 18, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 18, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 18, 1940?: Someone born on August 18, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,489 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 18, 1940?: On August 18, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

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