October 17, 1939

October 17, 1939, was a Tuesday. It was 84 years, 6 months, and 8 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 30,872 days ago. Approximately 1,029 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1939, in week 42. The decade was the 1930s. People who were born on October 17, 1939, are now 84 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. We have gone through approximately 343 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 17, 1939.

World War II
World War II was raging on during this period of time.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 17, 1939.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 17, 1939, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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: October 17, 1939 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in October 1939

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

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1939

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on October 17, 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 October 17, 1945, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.

Evel Knievel

Stunt performer Deceased
Born on October 17, 1938
He turned 1 on this day in 1939.

Norm Macdonald

Comedian Deceased
Born on October 17, 1959
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Ziggy Marley

Musician
Born on October 17, 1968
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Wyclef Jean

Singer
Born on October 17, 1969
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Nancy Sullivan

Actress
Born on October 17, 1969
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Chris Kirkpatrick

NSYNC
Born on October 17, 1971
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Eminem

Rap singer
Born on October 17, 1972
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Simon Harris

Irish politician
Born on October 17, 1986
He was born exactly 47 years after this date.

Charles Oliveira

Brazilian MMA fighter
Born on October 17, 1989
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on October 17, 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 October 17, 1939 was most likely conceived around January 24, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 17, 1939 is close to July 9, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 17, 1939:

30,872 days have passed since this date.
4,410 weeks have passed.
2,667,340,800 seconds have passed since October 17, 1939.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,111,897,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,376,347,852,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 444,556,800 times.
You have taken approximately 229,391,309 steps. That's roughly 101,952 miles.
32,008,090 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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