November 17, 1939

November 17, 1939, was a Friday. It was 84 years, 5 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 30,836 days ago. Approximately 1,028 months have passed. It was the 321st day of 1939, in week 46. The decade was the 1930s. The end of 1939 was just 44 days away. People who were born on November 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 November 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 November 17, 1939.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 17, 1939, will have the star sign Scorpio.
Zodiac Element: Water.
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: November 17, 1939 falls under the Snake.
Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in November 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 November 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 November 17, 1945, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Rock Hudson

Actor Deceased
Born on November 17, 1925
He turned 14 on this day in 1939.

Martin Scorsese

Film director
Born on November 17, 1942
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Danny DeVito

Actor
Born on November 17, 1944
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

John Boehner

American politician
Born on November 17, 1949
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Jonathan Ross

Television presenter
Born on November 17, 1960
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Jeff Buckley

Musician Deceased
Born on November 17, 1966
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Rachel McAdams

Actress
Born on November 17, 1978
She was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Isaac Hanson

Musician
Born on November 17, 1980
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Sarah Harding

English singer Deceased
Born on November 17, 1981
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

US President

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

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 17, 1939:

30,836 days have passed since this date.
4,405 weeks have passed.
2,664,230,400 seconds have passed since November 17, 1939.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,108,268,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,374,742,886,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 444,038,400 times.
You have taken approximately 229,123,814 steps. That's roughly 101,833 miles.
31,970,765 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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