January 3, 1940

January 3, 1940, was a Wednesday. It was 84 years, 11 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 31,035 days ago. Approximately 1,035 months have passed. It was the 3rd day of 1940, in week 01. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 3, 1940, are now 84 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 1940 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. The Earth has experienced 345 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 3, 1940, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1940 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
Native American Zodiac: January 3, 1940 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 3, 1940.

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 January 3, 1940.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1940

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

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1940

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 3, 1940?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1940.

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 January 3, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 3.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Author Deceased
Born on January 3, 1892
He turned 48 on this day in 1940.

Robert Loggia

Actor Deceased
Born on January 3, 1930
He turned 10 on this day in 1940.

Jim Ross

WWE commentator
Born on January 3, 1952
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Mel Gibson

Actor
Born on January 3, 1956
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Michael Schumacher

Formula One driver
Born on January 3, 1969
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Jonny Evans

Soccer player
Born on January 3, 1988
He was born exactly 48 years after this date.

Jisoo

South Korean singer
Born on January 3, 1995
She was born exactly 55 years after this date.

Florence Pugh

Actress
Born on January 3, 1996
She was born exactly 56 years after this date.

Greta Thunberg

Environmental activist
Born on January 3, 2003
She was born exactly 63 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on January 3, 1940.

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 January 3, 1940 was most likely conceived around April 12, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 3, 1940 is close to September 25, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 3, 1940:

31,035 days have passed since this date.
4,433 weeks have passed.
2,681,424,000 seconds have passed since January 3, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,128,328,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,383,614,784,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 446,904,000 times.
You have taken approximately 230,602,464 steps. That's roughly 102,490 miles.
32,177,088 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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