January 12, 1940

January 12, 1940, was a Friday. It was 84 years, 10 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 30,989 days ago. Approximately 1,033 months have passed. It was the 12th day of 1940, in week 02. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 84 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 1940 had 366 days because it was a leap year. We have gone through approximately 344 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 12, 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 12, 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 12, 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 12, 1940.

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Kids TV shows on January 12, 1940

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1940:

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1940

Toys and games that were popular in 1940:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 12, 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 12, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 12.

Joe Frazier

Boxer Deceased
Born on January 12, 1944
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Rush Limbaugh

Talk-show host Deceased
Born on January 12, 1951
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Kirstie Alley

Actress Deceased
Born on January 12, 1951
She was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Howard Stern

Radio personality
Born on January 12, 1954
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Jeff Bezos

Amazon founder
Born on January 12, 1964
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Big Dick Dudley

Wrestler Deceased
Born on January 12, 1968
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Melanie C

Spice Girls
Born on January 12, 1974
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Naya Rivera

Actress Deceased
Born on January 12, 1987
She was born exactly 47 years after this date.

Pixie Lott

Singer
Born on January 12, 1991
She was born exactly 51 years after this date.

Zayn Malik

Singer
Born on January 12, 1993
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on January 12, 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 12, 1940 was most likely conceived around April 21, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 12, 1940 is close to October 4, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 12, 1940:

30,989 days have passed since this date.
4,427 weeks have passed.
2,677,449,600 seconds have passed since January 12, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,123,691,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,381,563,993,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 446,241,600 times.
You have taken approximately 230,260,666 steps. That's roughly 102,338 miles.
32,129,395 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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