What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 26, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 26, 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 26, 1940?

On October 26, 1940 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Saturday

Born on October 26, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on October 26, 1940

Gennadi Strekalov

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and Ashoka Chakra recipient (1940–2004)

Belaïd Lacarne

Algerian football referee (1940–2024)

Born the same week

Pelé

October 23 · Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

Yossi Sarid

October 24 · Israeli politician (1940-2015)

Shahnaz Pahlavi

October 27 · Princess of Iran

Frida Boccara

October 29 · French singer

What happened that day

28 – WWII: , serving as a troopship under the British flag, is bombed, torpedoed and sunk off the Donegal coast, with the loss of 45 lives. At 42,348 GRT, she is the war's largest merchant ship loss.

Also that week

WWII: Greco-Italian War begins when Italian troops invade Greece, meeting strong resistance from Greek troops and civilians. This action signals the start of the Balkan Campaign.
The Selective Service System lottery is held in Washington, D.C..
8 – WWII: Greco-Italian War – Battle of Elaia–Kalamas in Epirus: Outnumbered Greek forces repel the Italian Army.
German submarine U-69 is commissioned, the first Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, which will become its most numerous class, with 568 commissioned during the War.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 26, 1940 was a Saturday. Someone born on October 26, 1940 is a Scorpio. Someone born on October 26, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,421 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Georges Danton
1759 · French revolutionary
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
1800 · German Field Marshal
Leon Trotsky
1879 · Russian Marxist revolutionary
François Mitterrand
1916 · 21st President of the French Republic from to
Mohammad Reza I of Iran
1919 · Shah of Iran from to

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Questions about October 26, 1940

What day of the week was October 26, 1940?: October 26, 1940 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on October 26, 1940?: Someone born on October 26, 1940 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 26, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 26, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 26, 1940?: Someone born on October 26, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,421 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 26, 1940?: On October 26, 1940 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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