What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 10, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 10, 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 10, 1940?

On October 10, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on October 10, 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
Thursday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on October 10, 1940

Thandika Mkandawire

Malawian economist (1940-2020)

Born the same week

Knut Erik Jensen

October 8 · Norwegian director

John Lennon

October 9 · British musician (1940–1980)

Luis Britto García

October 9 · Venezuelan writer

Jean-Claude Schindelholz

October 11 · Swiss footballer

Christoph Blocher

October 11 · Swiss politician, industrialist, and former member of the Swiss Federal Council

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 10, 1940 was a Thursday. Someone born on October 10, 1940 is a Libra. Someone born on October 10, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,437 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 10

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Selim I
1470 · 9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from to
Jacobus Arminius
1560 · Dutch theologian, inspirator of Arminianism, champion of tolerance
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 · French painter
Henry Cavendish
1731 · English natural philosopher, and scientist
Giuseppe Verdi
1813 · Italian opera composer
Fridtjof Nansen
1861 · Norwegian polar explorer
Alberto Giacometti
1901 · Swiss sculptor and painter
Ken Saro-Wiwa
1941 · Nigerian social rights activist

Questions about October 10, 1940

What day of the week was October 10, 1940?: October 10, 1940 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on October 10, 1940?: Someone born on October 10, 1940 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 10, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 10, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 10, 1940?: Someone born on October 10, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,437 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 10, 1940?: On October 10, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

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