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December 31, 1938

December 31, 1938, was a Saturday. It was 85 years, 11 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 31,402 days ago. Approximately 1,047 months have passed. It was the 365th day of 1938, in week 52. The decade was the 1930s. It was the last day of the year. People who were born on December 31, 1938, are now 85 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 349 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 31, 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 1.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 31, 1938 falls under the Goose.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
  • Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 31, 1938.

  • 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 December 31, 1938.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1938

If you were a kid on December 31, 1938, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1938

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 31, 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 December 31, 1944, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 31.

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Actor
Born on December 31, 1937
He turned 1 on this day in 1938.

Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson

Soccer manager
Born on December 31, 1941
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

John Denver

John Denver

American singer Deceased
Born on December 31, 1943
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Actor
Born on December 31, 1959
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

John Allen Muhammad

John Allen Muhammad

Convicted murderer Deceased
Born on December 31, 1960
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Psy

Psy

South Korean singer
Born on December 31, 1977
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Donald Trump Jr.

Donald Trump Jr.

American businessman
Born on December 31, 1977
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Hunter Schafer

Hunter Schafer

Actress
Born on December 31, 1998
She was born exactly 60 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 31:

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on December 31, 1938.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on December 31, 1938 was most likely conceived around April 9, 1938.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 31, 1938 is close to September 23, 1939.

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Stats for December 31, 1938

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 31, 1938:

  • 31,402 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,486 weeks have passed.
  • 2,713,132,800 seconds have passed since December 31, 1938.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,165,321,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,399,976,524,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 452,188,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 233,329,421 steps. That's roughly 103,702 miles.
  • 32,557,594 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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