January 1, 1938

January 1, 1938, was a Saturday. It was 86 years, 11 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 31,768 days ago. Approximately 1,059 months have passed. Although it was the 1st day of 1938, it was still week #52, as the final calendar week of 1937 hadn't fully ended yet. The decade was the 1930s. People who were born on January 1, 1938, are now 86 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. The Earth has experienced 353 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 1, 1938, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1938 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: January 1, 1938 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 1, 1938.

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 January 1, 1938.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 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 January 1, 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 January 1, 1944, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 1.

J. Edgar Hoover

The first Director of the FBI Deceased
Born on January 1, 1895
He turned 43 on this day in 1938.

Grandmaster Flash

Hip Hop DJ
Born on January 1, 1958
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Verne Troyer

Actor Deceased
Born on January 1, 1969
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Ice Spice

Rapper
Born on January 1, 2000
She was born exactly 62 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on January 1:

New Year's Day

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on January 1, 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 January 1, 1938 was most likely conceived around April 10, 1937.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 1, 1938 is close to September 24, 1938.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 1, 1938:

31,768 days have passed since this date.
4,538 weeks have passed.
2,744,755,200 seconds have passed since January 1, 1938.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,202,214,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,416,293,683,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 457,459,200 times.
You have taken approximately 236,048,947 steps. That's roughly 104,911 miles.
32,937,062 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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