August 19, 1947

August 19, 1947, was a Tuesday. It was 76 years, 8 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 28,004 days ago. Approximately 933 months have passed. It was the 231st day of 1947, in week 34. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 19, 1947, are now 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 311 seasons of weather since this date.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 19, 1947.

August 15, 1947: India achieves independence from Britain.
This date: August 19, 1947
September 18, 1947: The Central Intelligence Agency is formed.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 19, 1947, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1947 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
Native American Zodiac: August 19, 1947 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1947

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1947

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 19, 1947?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1947.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 19, 1953, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 19.

Coco Chanel

Fashion designer Deceased
Born on August 19, 1883
She turned 64 on this day in 1947.

Bill Clinton

US President
Born on August 19, 1949
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Nate Dogg

Singer and rapper Deceased
Born on August 19, 1969
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Matthew Perry

Actor Deceased
Born on August 19, 1969
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Reeva Steenkamp

South African model Deceased
Born on August 19, 1983
She was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Brighton Sharbino

Actress
Born on August 19, 2002
She was born exactly 55 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 19, 1947.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on August 19, 1947 was most likely conceived around November 26, 1946.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 19, 1947 is close to May 11, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 19, 1947:

28,004 days have passed since this date.
4,000 weeks have passed.
2,419,545,600 seconds have passed since August 19, 1947.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,822,803,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,248,485,529,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,257,600 times.
You have taken approximately 208,080,922 steps. That's roughly 92,480 miles.
29,034,547 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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