February 17, 1940

February 17, 1940, was a Saturday. It was 84 years, 10 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date occurred 30,990 days ago. Approximately 1,033 months have passed. It was the 48th day of 1940, in week 07. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on February 17, 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. 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 February 17, 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 6.
Native American Zodiac: February 17, 1940 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: A person during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
Birth flower (February): The Violet and the Primrose.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 17, 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 February 17, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around February 17, 1940.

February 23, 1940: The animated film "Pinocchio" is released by Walt Disney.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in February 1940

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1940

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on February 17, 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 February 17, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 17.

Michael Jordan

Basketball player
Born on February 17, 1963
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Green Day
Born on February 17, 1972
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Paris Hilton

Socialite
Born on February 17, 1981
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Ed Sheeran

Singer
Born on February 17, 1991
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

Jeremy Allen White

Actor
Born on February 17, 1991
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on February 17, 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 February 17, 1940 was most likely conceived around May 27, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 17, 1940 is close to November 9, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 17, 1940:

30,990 days have passed since this date.
4,427 weeks have passed.
2,677,536,000 seconds have passed since February 17, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,123,792,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,381,608,576,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 446,256,000 times.
You have taken approximately 230,268,096 steps. That's roughly 102,341 miles.
32,130,432 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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