What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 9, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, November 9, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.

What is the birthstone for November?

The birthstone for November is topaz.

What was the moon phase on November 9, 1940?

On November 9, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on November 9, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
85 years

Famous people born on November 9, 1940

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Johnny Giles

November 6 · Irish soccer player and manager

Antonio Skármeta

November 7 · Chilean writer and ambassador (1940–2024)

Charles T. Kowal

November 8 · American astronomer (1940-2011)

Silvester Takač

November 8 · Serbian footballer

Louis Pilot

November 11 · Luxembourgian footballer (1940–2016)

Jurandir de Freitas

November 12 · Brazilian footballer (1940-1996)

What happened that week

WWII: is sunk by a naval mine off Cape Otway, Australia (the first United States Merchant Marine loss of the war).
1940 Vrancea earthquake: An earthquake in Romania kills 1,000.
In Tacoma, Washington, the -long center span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (known as Galloping Gertie) collapses.
WWII: The British Royal Navy launches the first aircraft carrier strike in history, on the Italian battleship fleet anchored at Taranto Naval Base.
WWII: captures top secret British mail intended for the British Far East Command from the , and sends it to Japan.
Armistice Day Blizzard: An unexpected blizzard kills 144 in the Midwestern United States.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

November 9, 1940 was a Saturday. Someone born on November 9, 1940 is a Scorpio. Someone born on November 9, 1940 is 85 years old today and has lived about 31,407 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on November 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Muhammad Iqbal
1877 · British-Indian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician
Hermann Weyl
1885 · German mathematician
Carl Sagan
1934 · American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author

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Questions about November 9, 1940

What day of the week was November 9, 1940?: November 9, 1940 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on November 9, 1940?: Someone born on November 9, 1940 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 9, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, November 9, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on November 9, 1940?: Someone born on November 9, 1940 is 85 years old today and has lived about 31,407 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for November?: The birthstone for November is topaz.
What was the moon phase on November 9, 1940?: On November 9, 1940 the moon was a First Quarter.

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