August 2, 1939

August 2, 1939, was a Wednesday. It was 84 years, 8 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 30,948 days ago. Approximately 1,032 months have passed. It was the 214th day of 1939, in week 31. The decade was the 1930s. People born on this day are currently 84 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. The Earth has experienced 344 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 2, 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 August 2, 1939.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 2, 1939, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1939 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: August 2, 1939 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Kids TV shows on August 2, 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 August 2, 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 August 2, 1945, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 2.

James Baldwin

Writer Deceased
Born on August 2, 1924
He turned 15 on this day in 1939.

Edward Furlong

Actor
Born on August 2, 1977
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 2:

Republic Day (Republic of Macedonia)

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 2, 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 August 2, 1939 was most likely conceived around November 9, 1938.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 2, 1939 is close to April 24, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 2, 1939:

30,948 days have passed since this date.
4,421 weeks have passed.
2,673,907,200 seconds have passed since August 2, 1939.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,119,558,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,379,736,115,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 445,651,200 times.
You have taken approximately 229,956,019 steps. That's roughly 102,203 miles.
32,086,886 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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