January 8, 1939

January 8, 1939, was a Sunday. It was 85 years, 10 months, and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 31,358 days ago. Approximately 1,045 months have passed. It was the 8th day of 1939, in week 01. The decade was the 1930s. People born on this day are currently 85 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. The Earth has experienced 348 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 8, 1939, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1939 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: January 8, 1939 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 8, 1939.

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 8, 1939.

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Kids TV shows on January 8, 1939

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1939:

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1939

Toys and games that were popular in 1939:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 8, 1939?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1939.

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 8, 1945, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 8.

Elvis Presley

Singer Deceased
Born on January 8, 1935
He turned 4 on this day in 1939.

Stephen Hawking

English physicist Deceased
Born on January 8, 1942
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

David Bowie

Singer Deceased
Born on January 8, 1947
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Kim Jong-un

North Korean leader
Born on January 8, 1983
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on January 8, 1939.

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 8, 1939 was most likely conceived around April 17, 1938.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 8, 1939 is close to October 1, 1939.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 8, 1939:

31,358 days have passed since this date.
4,479 weeks have passed.
2,709,331,200 seconds have passed since January 8, 1939.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,160,886,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,398,014,899,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 451,555,200 times.
You have taken approximately 233,002,483 steps. That's roughly 103,557 miles.
32,511,974 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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