What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 11, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 11, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.

What is the birthstone for September?

The birthstone for September is sapphire.

What was the moon phase on September 11, 1940?

On September 11, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on September 11, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on September 11, 1940

Nong Duc Manh

former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam

Born the same week

Gilberto Aristizábal

September 8 · Colombian football referee (1940–2016)

Celina Pereira

September 10 · Cape Verdean singer, educator and storyteller

Joachim Frank

September 12 · German-born American biophysicist and Nobel laureate

Warren Cole

September 12 · New Zealand rower (1940–2019)

Ventseslav Konstantinov

September 14 · Bulgarian writer and Translator

What happened that week

In Lascaux, France, 17,000-year-old cave paintings are discovered by a group of young Frenchmen hiking through Southern France. The paintings depict animals, and date to the Stone Age.
The Hercules Munitions Plant in Succasunna-Kenvil, New Jersey explodes, killing 55 people.
16 – WWII: The Italian invasion of Egypt commences from Libya, progressing only as far as Sidi Barrani.
Treznea massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 93 Romanian civilians in Treznea, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, as part of attempts at ethnic cleansing.
George Stibitz first demonstrates the remote operation of a computer, in the United States.
Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, as part of attempts at ethnic cleansing.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

September 11, 1940 was a Wednesday. Someone born on September 11, 1940 is a Virgo. Someone born on September 11, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,466 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on September 11

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

D. H. Lawrence
1885 · English writer and poet
Theodor W. Adorno
1903 · German philosopher, sociologist and theorist
Ferdinand Marcos
1917 · President of the Philippines from to
Franz Beckenbauer
1945 · German sports official and association football player

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Questions about September 11, 1940

What day of the week was September 11, 1940?: September 11, 1940 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on September 11, 1940?: Someone born on September 11, 1940 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 11, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 11, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on September 11, 1940?: Someone born on September 11, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,466 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for September?: The birthstone for September is sapphire.
What was the moon phase on September 11, 1940?: On September 11, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

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