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August 25, 1939

August 25, 1939, was a Friday. It was 85 years, 3 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

On This Day

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on August 25, 1939:

  • The Wizard of Oz is released.

Facts

This date occurred 31,166 days ago. Approximately 1,039 months have passed. It was the 237th day of 1939, in week 34. The decade was the 1930s. People who were born on August 25, 1939, are now 85 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 346 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 25, 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 1.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 25, 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.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 25, 1939.

  • 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 25, 1939.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1939

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

Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1939

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 25, 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 25, 1945, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 25.

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Actor Deceased
Born on August 25, 1930
He turned 9 on this day in 1939.

Tim Burton

Tim Burton

Filmmaker.
Born on August 25, 1958
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Billy Ray Cyrus

Billy Ray Cyrus

Singer
Born on August 25, 1961
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Crash Holly

Crash Holly

Wrestler Deceased
Born on August 25, 1971
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Kel Mitchell

Kel Mitchell

Actor
Born on August 25, 1978
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Rachel Bilson

Rachel Bilson

Actress
Born on August 25, 1981
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Blake Lively

Blake Lively

Actress
Born on August 25, 1987
She was born exactly 48 years after this date.

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 25, 1939.

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 25, 1939 was most likely conceived around December 2, 1938.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 25, 1939 is close to May 17, 1940.

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Stats for August 25, 1939

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 25, 1939:

  • 31,166 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,452 weeks have passed.
  • 2,692,746,000 seconds have passed since August 25, 1939.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,141,537,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,389,456,936,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 448,791,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 231,576,156 steps. That's roughly 102,923 miles.
  • 32,312,952 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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