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August 5, 1937

August 5, 1937, was a Thursday. It was 87 years, 3 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 31,885 days ago. Approximately 1,063 months have passed. It was the 217th day of 1937, in week 31. The decade was the 1930s. People who were born on August 5, 1937, are now 87 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. The Earth has experienced 354 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 5, 1937, will have the star sign Leo.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1937 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 5, 1937 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.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 5, 1937.

  • The Great Depression.

    The Great Depression

    A severe worldwide economic depression was occurring during this period of time.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on August 5, 1937.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1937

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

Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1937

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 5, 1937?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1937.

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 5, 1943, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 5.

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut Deceased
Born on August 5, 1930
He turned 7 on this day in 1937.

Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh

X Factor judge / Talent manager
Born on August 5, 1952
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

MCA

MCA

Beastie Boys member Deceased
Born on August 5, 1964
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Colin McRae

Colin McRae

Scottish rally driver Deceased
Born on August 5, 1968
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 5, 1937.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on August 5, 1937 was most likely conceived around November 12, 1936.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 5, 1937 is close to April 28, 1938.

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Stats for August 5, 1937

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 5, 1937:

  • 31,885 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,555 weeks have passed.
  • 2,754,867,600 seconds have passed since August 5, 1937.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,214,012,200 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,421,511,681,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 459,144,600 times.
  • You have taken approximately 236,918,614 steps. That's roughly 105,297 miles.
  • 33,058,411 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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