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January 31, 1940

January 31, 1940, was a Wednesday. It was 84 years, 9 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date occurred 30,970 days ago. Approximately 1,032 months have passed. It was the 31st day of 1940, in week 05. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 31, 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 info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 31, 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 1.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 31, 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 31, 1940.

  • World War II.

    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 31, 1940.

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 31, 1940.

Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1940

If you were a kid on January 31, 1940, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1940

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

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 31, 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 31, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 31.

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

Baseball player Deceased
Born on January 31, 1919
He turned 21 on this day in 1940.

Giant Gonzalez

Giant Gonzalez

Wrestler Deceased
Born on January 31, 1966
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

Singer
Born on January 31, 1981
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Gemma Collins

Gemma Collins

English media personality
Born on January 31, 1981
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Josh Richards

Josh Richards

TikTok user
Born on January 31, 2002
He was born exactly 62 years after this date.

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on January 31, 1940.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on January 31, 1940 was most likely conceived around May 10, 1939.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 31, 1940 is close to October 23, 1940.

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Stats for January 31, 1940

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 31, 1940:

  • 30,970 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,424 weeks have passed.
  • 2,675,808,000 seconds have passed since January 31, 1940.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,121,776,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,380,716,928,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 445,968,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 230,119,488 steps. That's roughly 102,275 miles.
  • 32,109,696 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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