August 8, 1939

August 8, 1939, was a Tuesday. It was 84 years, 8 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 30,936 days ago. Approximately 1,031 months have passed. It was the 220th day of 1939, in week 32. 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 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 August 8, 1939.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 8, 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 11.
Native American Zodiac: August 8, 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 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 August 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 August 8, 1945, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Dustin Hoffman

Actor
Born on August 8, 1937
He turned 2 on this day in 1939.

Louis van Gaal

Soccer manager
Born on August 8, 1951
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

The Edge

U2
Born on August 8, 1961
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Chris Eubank

Boxer
Born on August 8, 1966
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Drew Lachey

98 Degrees
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

JC Chasez

NSYNC
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Meagan Good

Actress
Born on August 8, 1981
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Roger Federer

Tennis player
Born on August 8, 1981
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Shawn Mendes

Singer
Born on August 8, 1998
He was born exactly 59 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 8:

Peace Festival

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 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 August 8, 1939 was most likely conceived around November 15, 1938.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 8, 1939 is close to April 30, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 8, 1939:

30,936 days have passed since this date.
4,419 weeks have passed.
2,672,870,400 seconds have passed since August 8, 1939.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,118,348,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,379,201,126,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 445,478,400 times.
You have taken approximately 229,866,854 steps. That's roughly 102,163 miles.
32,074,445 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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