August 17, 1938

August 17, 1938, was a Wednesday. It was 86 years, 2 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 31,502 days ago. Approximately 1,050 months have passed. It was the 229th day of 1938, in week 33. The decade was the 1930s. People who were born on August 17, 1938, are now 86 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. We have gone through approximately 350 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 17, 1938, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1938 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
Native American Zodiac: August 17, 1938 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, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 17, 1938.

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

Personality traits

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1938

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

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1938

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 17, 1938?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1938.

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 17, 1944, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 17.

Robert De Niro

Actor
Born on August 17, 1943
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

David Koresh

Cult leader Deceased
Born on August 17, 1959
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Sean Penn

Actor
Born on August 17, 1960
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Scott Halberstadt

Actor
Born on August 17, 1976
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Thierry Henry

French soccer player
Born on August 17, 1977
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

James Tindale

Geordie Shore
Born on August 17, 1990
He was born exactly 52 years after this date.

Austin Butler

Actor
Born on August 17, 1991
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

Paige

Wrestler
Born on August 17, 1992
She was born exactly 54 years after this date.

Lil Pump

Rapper
Born on August 17, 2000
He was born exactly 62 years after this date.

The Kid Laroi

Australian singer
Born on August 17, 2003
He was born exactly 65 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 17, 1938.

UK Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain 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 17, 1938 was most likely conceived around November 24, 1937.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 17, 1938 is close to May 10, 1939.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 17, 1938:

31,502 days have passed since this date.
4,500 weeks have passed.
2,721,776,400 seconds have passed since August 17, 1938.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,175,405,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,404,436,622,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 453,629,400 times.
You have taken approximately 234,072,770 steps. That's roughly 104,032 miles.
32,661,317 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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