What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 1, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 1, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 1, 1940?

On December 1, 1940 the moon was a New Moon.

A Sunday

Born on December 1, 1940?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Sunday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
85 years

Famous people born on December 1, 1940

Richard Pryor

American comedian and actor (1940–2005)

Liang Guanglie

Chinese military officer and politician (1940–2024)

Mário da Graça Machungo

Mozambican politician (1940-2020)

Nora Schimming-Chase

Namibian politician (1940-2018)

What happened that day

Manuel Ávila Camacho takes office as President of Mexico.

Also that week

The Battle of South Guangxi (Second Sino-Japanese War) concludes after a year with the Japanese retiring having attained their strategic objectives; however, the Central Hubei Operation concludes after five days leaving many Japanese dead.
WWII: Battle of Cape Spartivento: The British Royal Navy and Italian italic=no battle to a draw.
27 – Jilava Massacre: In Romania, coup leader General Ion Antonescu's Iron Guard arrests and executes over 60 of exiled King Carol II of Romania's aides, starting at a penitentiary near Bucharest. Among the dead is former minister and acclaimed historian Nicolae Iorga.
British submarine is sunk near Taranto.
Patria disaster: As British authorities attempt to deport Jewish refugees (originating from German-occupied Europe) from Mandatory Palestine to Mauritius, aboard the requisitioned emigrant liner at Haifa, the Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah sinks the ship with a bomb, killing around 250 refugees and crew.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 1, 1940 was a Sunday. Someone born on December 1, 1940 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 1, 1940 is 85 years old today and has lived about 31,385 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on December 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Nikolay Karamzin
1766 · Russian writer, poet, critic
Pablo Escobar
1949 · Colombian politician and drug lord

Questions about December 1, 1940

What day of the week was December 1, 1940?: December 1, 1940 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on December 1, 1940?: Someone born on December 1, 1940 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 1, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 1, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on December 1, 1940?: Someone born on December 1, 1940 is 85 years old today and has lived about 31,385 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 1, 1940?: On December 1, 1940 the moon was a New Moon.

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