What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 9, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 9, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 9, 1940?

On October 9, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on October 9, 1940?

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

Famous people born on October 9, 1940

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

Luis Britto García

Venezuelan writer

Manto Tshabalala-Msimang

South African politician (1940-2009)

Born the same week

Manfred Bietak

October 6 · Austrian archaeologist

Juozas Budraitis

October 6 · Lithuanian actor

Jean-Claude Schindelholz

October 11 · Swiss footballer

What happened that week

Portuguese-born performer Carmen Miranda makes her American film debut in Down Argentine Way, one of the first films produced to promote the Good Neighbor policy.
WWII: At least 66 people are killed when a Luftwaffe bomb penetrates Balham station on the London Underground which is in use as an air-raid shelter during The Blitz on England.
The draft registration of approximately 16 million men begins in the United States.
Nazi Governor-General Hans Frank establishes the Warsaw Ghetto.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 9, 1940 was a Wednesday. Someone born on October 9, 1940 is a Libra. Someone born on October 9, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,438 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Léopold Sédar Senghor
1906 · first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist
Sayyid Qutb
1906 · Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary

Questions about October 9, 1940

What day of the week was October 9, 1940?: October 9, 1940 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on October 9, 1940?: Someone born on October 9, 1940 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 9, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 9, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 9, 1940?: Someone born on October 9, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,438 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 9, 1940?: On October 9, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

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