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August 23, 1938

August 23, 1938, was a Tuesday. It was 86 years and 4 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 31,534 days ago. Approximately 1,051 months have passed. It was the 235th day of 1938, in week 34. The decade was the 1930s. People who were born on August 23, 1938, are now 86 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 350 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 August 23, 1938, will have the star sign Virgo.
  • 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 7.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 23, 1938 falls under the Bear.
  • 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 23, 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 August 23, 1938.

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Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1938

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

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 August 23, 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 23, 1944, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 23.

Henry Lee Lucas

Henry Lee Lucas

American serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1936
He turned 2 on this day in 1938.

Rodney Alcala

Rodney Alcala

Serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1943
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Keith Moon

Keith Moon

Drummer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1946
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

River Phoenix

River Phoenix

Actor Deceased
Born on August 23, 1970
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant

Basketball player Deceased
Born on August 23, 1978
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

August Ames

August Ames

Adult actress Deceased
Born on August 23, 1994
She was born exactly 56 years after this date.

Lil Yachty

Lil Yachty

Rapper
Born on August 23, 1997
He was born exactly 59 years after this date.

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 23, 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 August 23, 1938 was most likely conceived around November 30, 1937.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 23, 1938 is close to May 16, 1939.

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Stats for August 23, 1938

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 23, 1938:

  • 31,534 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,504 weeks have passed.
  • 2,724,541,200 seconds have passed since August 23, 1938.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,178,631,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,405,863,259,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 454,090,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 234,310,543 steps. That's roughly 104,138 miles.
  • 32,694,494 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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