What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 29, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 29, 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 29, 1940?

On October 29, 1940 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Tuesday

Born on October 29, 1940?

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

Famous people born on October 29, 1940

Frida Boccara

French singer

Born the same week

Gennadi Strekalov

October 26 · Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and Ashoka Chakra recipient (1940–2004)

Belaïd Lacarne

October 26 · Algerian football referee (1940–2024)

Shahnaz Pahlavi

October 27 · Princess of Iran

Paul Helminger

October 28 · Luxembourgish politician (1940–2021)

Aydin Aghdashloo

October 30 · Iranian painter of Azerbaijani descent

What happened that day

The Selective Service System lottery is held in Washington, D.C..

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.
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.
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.
1940 United States presidential election: Democrat incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt decisively defeats Republican challenger Wendell Willkie, and becomes the United States' first and only third-term president.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 29, 1940 was a Tuesday. Someone born on October 29, 1940 is a Scorpio. Someone born on October 29, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,418 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 29

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
1507 · Spanish military tactician and diplomat
Joseph Goebbels
1897 · Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
1938 · 24th president of Liberia

Questions about October 29, 1940

What day of the week was October 29, 1940?: October 29, 1940 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on October 29, 1940?: Someone born on October 29, 1940 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 29, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 29, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 29, 1940?: Someone born on October 29, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,418 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 29, 1940?: On October 29, 1940 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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