Born in August 1940 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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August 1940 Tropical Ephemeris
Note: A person's zodiac sign typically refers to their Sun sign, Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Date Range | Zodiac Sign |
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Sun | August 1, 1940 to August 23, 1940 | Leo |
Sun | August 24, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Virgo |
Moon | August 1, 1940 to August 3, 1940 | Cancer |
Moon | August 4, 1940 to August 5, 1940 | Leo |
Moon | August 6, 1940 to August 7, 1940 | Virgo |
Moon | August 8, 1940 to August 9, 1940 | Libra |
Moon | August 10, 1940 to August 11, 1940 | Scorpio |
Moon | August 12, 1940 to August 13, 1940 | Sagittarius |
Moon | August 14, 1940 to August 15, 1940 | Capricorn |
Moon | August 16, 1940 to August 18, 1940 | Aquarius |
Moon | August 19, 1940 to August 20, 1940 | Pisces |
Moon | August 21, 1940 to August 23, 1940 | Aries |
Moon | August 24, 1940 to August 25, 1940 | Taurus |
Moon | August 26, 1940 to August 28, 1940 | Gemini |
Moon | August 29, 1940 to August 30, 1940 | Cancer |
Moon | August 31, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Leo |
Mercury | August 1, 1940 to August 11, 1940 | Cancer |
Mercury | August 12, 1940 to August 29, 1940 | Leo |
Mercury | August 30, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Virgo |
Venus | August 1, 1940 to August 1, 1940 | Gemini |
Venus | August 2, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Cancer |
Mars | August 1, 1940 to August 19, 1940 | Leo |
Mars | August 20, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Virgo |
Jupiter | August 1, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Taurus |
Saturn | August 1, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Taurus |
Uranus | August 1, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Taurus |
Neptune | August 1, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Virgo |
Pluto | August 1, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Leo |
North Node (Rahu) | August 1, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Libra |
South Node (Ketu) | August 1, 1940 to August 31, 1940 | Aries |
Chinese Zodiac Sign
Dragon (龙)
Age
84 years and 11 months old
If you were born on 1st August, 1940, you are 84 years old as on July 1, 2025.
Your next birthday is 0 months away.
What happened in August 1940
- August 1, 1940: British submarine HMS Spearfish sunk in English Channel by mine, later discovered.
- August 3, 1940: Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian SSRs annexed into Soviet Union, leading to deportation of ethnic Germans.
- August 4, 1940: Gen. John J. Pershing urges aid to Britain, while Charles Lindbergh speaks against it.
- August 8, 1940: German general Wilhelm Keitel signs "Aufbau Ost" directive, leading to invasion of Soviet Union.
- August 10, 1940: British armed merchant cruiser HMS Transylvania torpedoed by German submarine U-56.
- August 13, 1940: "Adlertag" strike on southern England marks escalation of Battle of Britain air offensive.
- August 15, 1940: Italy sinks Greek boat Elli without declaring war.
- August 18, 1940: "The Hardest Day" in Battle of Britain: Both sides lose many aircraft, but Luftwaffe fails to dominate.
- August 20, 1940: Winston Churchill praises Royal Air Force in House of Commons: "Never...was so much owed by so many to so few."
- August 24, 1940: Howard Florey and team publish results showing penicillin's in vivo bactericidal action.
- August 25, 1940: First Bombing of Berlin carried out by British Royal Air Force.
- August 26, 1940: Chad becomes first French colony to support the Allies.
- August 30, 1940: Second Vienna Award: Germany and Italy force Romania to cede half of Transylvania to Hungary.
- August 31, 1940: Texel Disaster: Two British Royal Navy destroyers sunk by minefield, resulting in 400 casualties.