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

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

On October 18, 1940 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on October 18, 1940?

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

Famous people born on October 18, 1940

Győző Kulcsár

Hungarian fencer (1940-2018)

Jacques Higelin

French actor and singer (1940-2018)

Cynthia Weil

American songwriter (1940–2023)

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Carl von Essen

Swedish fencer (1940-2021)

Martin Mulligan

Australian tennis player

Uzi Even

Israeli professor and former politician

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H. B. Halicki

American actor and director (1940-1989)

Talitha Getty

Dutch actress (1940-1971)

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

The draft registration of approximately 16 million men begins in the United States.
Nazi Governor-General Hans Frank establishes the Warsaw Ghetto.
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.
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.

Famous people born on October 18, 1940

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

October 18, 1940 was a Friday. Someone born on October 18, 1940 is a Libra. Someone born on October 18, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,428 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Eugene of Savoy
1663 · prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire
Henri Bergson
1859 · French philosopher
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
1905 · First President of Ivory Coast, from to
Pierre Trudeau
1919 · Prime Minister of Canada from to and to
Chuck Berry
1926 · American musician
Martina Navratilova
1956 · Czech-American tennis player

Questions about October 18, 1940

What day of the week was October 18, 1940?: October 18, 1940 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on October 18, 1940?: Someone born on October 18, 1940 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 18, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 18, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 18, 1940?: Someone born on October 18, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,428 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 18, 1940?: On October 18, 1940 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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