What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 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 16, 1940?

On December 16, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Monday

Born on December 16, 1940?

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

Famous people born on December 16, 1940

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Henri Dès

December 14 · Swiss singer-songwriter

Barbara Valentin

December 15 · Austrian actress (1940-2002)

Nicolae Lupescu

December 17 · Romanian footballer (1940-2017)

Lei Feng

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

Juzefs Petkēvičs

December 19 · Soviet and Latvian chess player (1940—2024)

Zvonko Bego

December 19 · Croatian association footballer (1940-2018)

What happened that day

WWII: Operation Abigail Rachel – The RAF bombs Mannheim.

Also that week

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.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 16, 1940 was a Monday. Someone born on December 16, 1940 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 16, 1940 is 85 years old today and has lived about 31,370 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on December 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ludwig van Beethoven
1770 · German composer
Jane Austen
1775 · author, novelist, writer
Margaret Mead
1901 · American anthropologist
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 · British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist

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Questions about December 16, 1940

What day of the week was December 16, 1940?: December 16, 1940 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on December 16, 1940?: Someone born on December 16, 1940 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on December 16, 1940?: Someone born on December 16, 1940 is 85 years old today and has lived about 31,370 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 16, 1940?: On December 16, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

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