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

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

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

A Wednesday

Born on September 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
Wednesday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on September 18, 1940

Abbas El Fassi

Moroccan politician

Born the same week

Jan Eliasson

September 17 · Swedish diplomat and politician

Marco Antonio Yon Sosa

September 17 · Guatemala revolutionary (1940-1970)

Burhanuddin Rabbani

September 20 · Tajik politician, former President of Afghanistan (1992-2001)

Tarō Asō

September 20 · Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009

Jonathan Hardy

September 20 · New Zealand actor (1940-2012)

What happened that week

WWII:
Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion (Unternehmen Seelöwe), the planned German invasion of Britain, indefinitely.
British planes from HMS Illustrious, backed by battleship HMS Valiant, attack the port of Benghazi in Libya. Four Italian ships are sunk in the harbour.
18 – WWII: is torpedoed by in the Atlantic, with the loss of 248 of the 406 on board, including child evacuees bound for Canada. This results in cancellation of the British Children's Overseas Reception Board's plan to relocate children overseas.
WWII: The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 is signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt, creating the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.
22 – WWII: Convoy HX 72, a North Atlantic convoy of 43 ships, is attacked by a German U-boat group (wolfpack), eleven ships of 73 tons are sunk, seven during the second night of the attack by the U-100 under the command of Joachim Schepke.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

September 18, 1940 was a Wednesday. Someone born on September 18, 1940 is a Virgo. Someone born on September 18, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,459 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on September 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Samuel Johnson
1709 · English writer and lexicographer
Adrien-Marie Legendre
1752 · French mathematician
Léon Foucault
1819 · French physicist
Greta Garbo
1905 · Swedish-American actress

Gift ideas for someone born in 1940

Presents that go back to the year it all began.

As an Amazon Associate, Birthscape earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability are set by Amazon.

Questions about September 18, 1940

What day of the week was September 18, 1940?: September 18, 1940 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on September 18, 1940?: Someone born on September 18, 1940 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 18, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 18, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on September 18, 1940?: Someone born on September 18, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,459 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 18, 1940?: On September 18, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

Born on this day?

Get the full time capsule: weather, star map, local No. 1, prices and a certificate.