January 21, 1940

January 21, 1940, was a Sunday. It was 84 years, 9 months, and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date occurred 30,980 days ago. Approximately 1,033 months have passed. It was the 21st day of 1940, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 21, 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. 344 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 January 21, 1940, will have the star sign Aquarius.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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 21, 1940 falls under the Otter.
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 21, 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 21, 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

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 21, 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 21, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 21.

Telly Savalas

Actor Deceased
Born on January 21, 1922
He turned 18 on this day in 1940.

Benny Hill

English comedian Deceased
Born on January 21, 1924
He turned 16 on this day in 1940.

Jam Master Jay

Hip Hop DJ Deceased
Born on January 21, 1965
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Emma Bunton

Spice Girls
Born on January 21, 1976
She was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Jerry Trainor

Actor
Born on January 21, 1977
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Brian O'Driscoll

Rugby player
Born on January 21, 1979
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

IShowSpeed

Streamer
Born on January 21, 2005
He was born exactly 65 years after this date.

Luke Littler

Darts player
Born on January 21, 2007
He was born exactly 67 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on January 21, 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 21, 1940 was most likely conceived around April 30, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 21, 1940 is close to October 13, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 21, 1940:

30,980 days have passed since this date.
4,425 weeks have passed.
2,676,672,000 seconds have passed since January 21, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,122,784,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,381,162,752,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 446,112,000 times.
You have taken approximately 230,193,792 steps. That's roughly 102,308 miles.
32,120,064 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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