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

In the Chinese zodiac, October 11, 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 11, 1940?

On October 11, 1940 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on October 11, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on October 11, 1940

Jean-Claude Schindelholz

Swiss footballer

Christoph Blocher

Swiss politician, industrialist, and former member of the Swiss Federal Council

Hourya Benis-Sinaceur

Moroccan philosopher

Born the same week

John Lennon

October 9 · British musician (1940–1980)

Luis Britto García

October 9 · Venezuelan writer

Takis Fotopoulos

October 14 · Greek political philosopher, economist and writer

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
19 – WWII: Thirty-two ships are sunk from Convoy SC 7 and Convoy HX 79 by the most effective "wolfpack" of the war, including Otto Kretschmer, Günther Prien and Joachim Schepke.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 11, 1940 was a Friday. Someone born on October 11, 1940 is a Libra. Someone born on October 11, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,436 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 11

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Eleanor Roosevelt
1884 · American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from to
Amitabh Bachchan
1942 · Indian film actor (born )

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Questions about October 11, 1940

What day of the week was October 11, 1940?: October 11, 1940 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on October 11, 1940?: Someone born on October 11, 1940 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 11, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 11, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 11, 1940?: Someone born on October 11, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,436 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 11, 1940?: On October 11, 1940 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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