May 23, 1939

May 23, 1939, was a Tuesday. It was 85 years and 7 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date occurred 31,261 days ago. Approximately 1,042 months have passed. It was the 143rd day of 1939, in week 21. The decade was the 1930s. People who were born on May 23, 1939, are now 85 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 347 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 23, 1939, will have the star sign Gemini.
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 5.
Native American Zodiac: May 23, 1939 falls under the Deer.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 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 May 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 May 23, 1945, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

John Bardeen

American physicist Deceased
Born on May 23, 1908
He turned 31 on this day in 1939.

Bill Barr

US Attorney General
Born on May 23, 1950
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Drew Carey

Actor
Born on May 23, 1958
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Melissa McBride

Actress
Born on May 23, 1965
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Bray Wyatt

Wrestler Deceased
Born on May 23, 1987
He was born exactly 48 years after this date.

Aaron Donald

NFL player
Born on May 23, 1991
He was born exactly 52 years after this date.

James Charles

Internet personality
Born on May 23, 1999
He was born exactly 60 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on May 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 May 23, 1939 was most likely conceived around August 30, 1938.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 23, 1939 is close to February 13, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 23, 1939:

31,261 days have passed since this date.
4,465 weeks have passed.
2,700,954,000 seconds have passed since May 23, 1939.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,151,113,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,393,692,264,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 450,159,000 times.
You have taken approximately 232,282,044 steps. That's roughly 103,236 miles.
32,411,448 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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