What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 15, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 15, 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 15, 1940?

On December 15, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Sunday

Born on December 15, 1940?

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

Famous people born on December 15, 1940

Barbara Valentin

Austrian actress (1940-2002)

Born the same week

Henri Dès

December 14 · Swiss singer-songwriter

Nicolae Lupescu

December 17 · Romanian footballer (1940-2017)

Lei Feng

December 18 · Chinese soldier and communist icon (1940–1962)

What happened that week

WWII:
British destroyers and sink an Italian submarine off Bardia.
Royal Navy Fairey Swordfish based on Malta bomb Tripoli.
Plutonium is first synthesized in the laboratory, by a team led by Glenn T. Seaborg and Edwin McMillan, at the University of California, Berkeley.
WWII: Operation Abigail Rachel – The RAF bombs Mannheim.
President Roosevelt, at his regular press conference, first sets forth the outline of his plan to send aid to Great Britain, which will become known as Lend-Lease.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 15, 1940 was a Sunday. Someone born on December 15, 1940 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 15, 1940 is 85 years old today and has lived about 31,371 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on December 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Gustave Eiffel
1832 · French chemical engineer and architect
Antoine Henri Becquerel
1852 · French physicist
Oscar Niemeyer
1907 · Brazilian architect

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Questions about December 15, 1940

What day of the week was December 15, 1940?: December 15, 1940 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on December 15, 1940?: Someone born on December 15, 1940 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 15, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 15, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on December 15, 1940?: Someone born on December 15, 1940 is 85 years old today and has lived about 31,371 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 15, 1940?: On December 15, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

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