October 5, 1938

October 5, 1938, was a Wednesday. It was 86 years, 2 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 31,490 days ago. Approximately 1,050 months have passed. It was the 278th day of 1938, in week 40. The decade was the 1930s. People who were born on October 5, 1938, are now 86 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. The Earth has experienced 350 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 5, 1938, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1938 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
Native American Zodiac: October 5, 1938 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 5, 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 October 5, 1938.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in October 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 October 5, 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 October 5, 1944, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Bob Geldof

Singer
Born on October 5, 1951
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Bernie Mac

Actor / Comedian Deceased
Born on October 5, 1957
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist
Born on October 5, 1958
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Guy Pearce

Actor
Born on October 5, 1967
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Kate Winslet

Actress
Born on October 5, 1975
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Jesse Eisenberg

Actor
Born on October 5, 1983
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Nicola Roberts

Girls Aloud
Born on October 5, 1985
She was born exactly 47 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on October 5, 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 October 5, 1938 was most likely conceived around January 12, 1938.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 5, 1938 is close to June 28, 1939.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 5, 1938:

31,490 days have passed since this date.
4,498 weeks have passed.
2,720,736,000 seconds have passed since October 5, 1938.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,174,192,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,403,899,776,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 453,456,000 times.
You have taken approximately 233,983,296 steps. That's roughly 103,993 miles.
32,648,832 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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