Thursday October 10th, 1940
October Tenth, Nineteen Forty

How old am I if I was born on October 10, 1940?


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Date Facts:

  • October 10, 1940 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Libra
  • This date was 30,702 days ago
  • October 10th 2025 is on a Friday
  • Someone born on this date is 84 years old
  • If you were born on this date:

  • You've slept for 10,234 days or 28 years!
  • Your next birthday is 344 days away
  • You've been alive for 736,848 hours
  • You were born on a Thursday in mid October
  • You are 44,210,880 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Friday

  • Most popular baby names of 1940 ranked:

    Rank Name
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. David
    Rank Name
    1. Barbara
    2. Patricia
    3. Judith
    4. Betty
    5. Carol
    6. Nancy
    7. Linda

    How popular is your name? Search to find out!


    Celebrities Birthdays:
    October 10th

    You Share a birthday with over 20 other celebrities and/or famous people! Click Here to view our complete list. Who do you share a birthday with?

    Opal: Birthstone for October 10th, 1940

    Stone:

    Energies:

    Repel evil
    Protect Eyesight

    High Value:
    $120 Per Carat
    Low Value:
    $20 Per Carat

    Click Here To learn more about October Birthstones

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    Opal, the birthstone of October, is a beautiful stone loved by many, partly for the fact the each stone has its own unique color pattern. "Opal" gets it's origins from the Greek word "Opallios", which means "To see change in color". The reason for this being that the opal comes in a wide variety of colors, ranging the entire spectrum. 95% of which come from Australia, after seasonal rains drench the outback and carry silica deposits underground, where they go on to harden in the dry season. Leaving deposits of the beautiful stone.

    Because of the way they are formed, opals are relatively soft for a precious stone, averaging just below 6.0 on the Mh

    1940 - the Silent Generation:

    Age Range:

    80-101 years old

    Attributes:

    The silent Gen were born into a fortunate time period associated with wealth, and high eduaction.

    the Silent Generation Summary:

    Contrary to their name, the Silent Generation tended to be very patriotic and ambitious. They were plagued with the Korean war, and economic instability following WWII

    Time Period:

    1923-1944

    Like to see more about Generations? Click here to go to our interactive generations table.


    Zodiac - Libra:

    Symbol:

    Libra Traits:

    Kind
    Gentle
    Harmony
    Peaceful

    Libra Summary:

    Libras are skilled diplomats, and make friends where ever they go. Have expensive tastes and a good work ethic

    Start Date:

    9-23

    End Date:

    10-22

    Click here to see more about Libra


    1940-10-10: This day in History:

  • 1845-10-10 US Naval academy opens at Annapolis Maryland
  • 1846-10-10 Neptune's moon Triton discovered by William Lassell
  • 1886-10-10 1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park NY (the tuxedo)
  • 1904-10-10 Yanks 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader. Also 41 game winner Chesbro loses the 1st game & chance at pennent
  • 1911-10-10 China Revolutionaries under Sun Yat-sen overthrew Manchu dynasty
  • 1913-10-10 Pacific & Atl mix as engineers blow Gamboa Dam opening Panama Canal
  • 1920-10-10 Bill Wambsganns unassisted world series triple play
  • 1933-10-10 1st synthetic detergent for home use marketed
  • 1935-10-10 George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess opens in NY
  • 1937-10-10 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 1 in the world series
  • 1938-10-10 Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.
  • 1943-10-10 Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
  • 1951-10-10 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in the world series
  • 1956-10-10 On Skowron's grand slammer Yanks beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7
  • 1957-10-10 Braves Lew Burdette beats Yankees 3 times in 1 world series
  • 1957-10-10 Pres Eisenhower apologized to finance minister of Ghana Komla Agbeli Gbdemah after he was refused service in a Dover Del. restaurant
  • 1960-10-10 Ron Stewart of Ottawa rushes for CFL-record 287 yards.
  • 1963-10-10 treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US UK USSR.
  • 1964-10-10 18th Summer Olympic Games opened in Tokyo.
  • 1970-10-10 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day).
  • 1973-10-10 VP Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns.
  • 1973-10-10 Vice-Pres. Agnew resigns after conviction for income-tax evasion.
  • 1975-10-10 Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt
  • 1976-10-10 NJ Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens
  • 1978-10-10 Yanks & Dodgers play in World Series # 75
  • 1978-10-10 Pres Carter signs a bill authorizing the Susan B. Anthony dollar.
  • 1980-10-10 4 500 people die when a pair of earthquakes struck NW Algeria
  • 1980-10-10 Yanks lost 4-2 & are swept by Royals in the AL Championship series
  • 1980-10-10 Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network dedicated
  • 1982-10-10 Pope John Paul II proclaimed Rev. M Kolbe who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp a saint
  • 1985-10-10 US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy gunmen were placed in custody

  • 10-10-1940 in
    Roman Numerals:

    X • X • MCMXL


    What is 1940-10-10 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 10-10-1940 converted into roman numerals.
    The above date is written in the traditional western/American style of writing dates. Formatted in the order of
    Month-Day-Year. If you prefer the European way of writing dates (Which is day-month-year) the roman numerals would be written X • X • MCMXL.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for Oct 10, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1940-10-10) This timer is automatically updated, and is accurate all the way up to the nearest second. Watch as your next birthday ticks closer and closer right before your eyes. If you were born on 10th-october-1940, your next birthday is only 344 days away.


    Your birthday is on October tenth, 1940. Being born in mid-October says a lot about you. Your zodiac sign is libra, your birth-stone is the Opal, and your birth flower is the Marigold (both of which make great gifts for someone with this birthday). You are 84 years old, and were born in the middle of the Silent Generation. Which generation you are born into makes a huge impact on your life, click here to see our interactive table and learn more. You have been alive for 30702 days, or 736848 hours, or 44210880 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Friday.

  • Birthstone: Opal (great gift idea, see Opal article)
  • Birthflower: Marigold
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra

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