August 23, 1939

August 23, 1939, was a Wednesday. It was 84 years, 8 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 30,928 days ago. Approximately 1,031 months have passed. It was the 235th day of 1939, in week 34. The decade was the 1930s. People who were born on August 23, 1939, are now 84 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 344 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 23, 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 23, 1939.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 23, 1939, will have the star sign Virgo.
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 8.
Native American Zodiac: August 23, 1939 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.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1939

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

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1939

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

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 23, 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 23, 1945, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Henry Lee Lucas

American serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1936
He turned 3 on this day in 1939.

Rodney Alcala

Serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1943
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Keith Moon

Drummer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1946
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

River Phoenix

Actor Deceased
Born on August 23, 1970
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Kobe Bryant

Basketball player Deceased
Born on August 23, 1978
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

August Ames

Adult actress Deceased
Born on August 23, 1994
She was born exactly 55 years after this date.

Lil Yachty

Rapper
Born on August 23, 1997
He was born exactly 58 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 23, 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 23, 1939 was most likely conceived around November 30, 1938.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 23, 1939 is close to May 15, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 23, 1939:

30,928 days have passed since this date.
4,418 weeks have passed.
2,672,179,200 seconds have passed since August 23, 1939.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,117,542,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,378,844,467,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 445,363,200 times.
You have taken approximately 229,807,411 steps. That's roughly 102,137 miles.
32,066,150 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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