February 29, 1940

February 29, 1940, was a Thursday. It was 84 years, 9 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date occurred 30,978 days ago. Approximately 1,033 months have passed. It was the 60th day of 1940, in week 09. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on February 29, 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 February 29, 1940, will have the star sign Pisces.
Zodiac Element: Water.
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: February 29, 1940 falls under the Wolf.
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 29, 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 29, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around February 29, 1940.

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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in February 1940

If you were a kid on February 29, 1940, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

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 February 29, 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 March 1, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 29.

Ken Foree

Actor
Born on February 29, 1948
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Richard Ramirez

Serial killer Deceased
Born on February 29, 1960
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Ja Rule

Rapper
Born on February 29, 1976
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on February 29, 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 29, 1940 was most likely conceived around June 8, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 29, 1940 is close to November 21, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 29, 1940:

30,978 days have passed since this date.
4,425 weeks have passed.
2,676,502,800 seconds have passed since February 29, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,122,586,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,381,075,444,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 446,083,800 times.
You have taken approximately 230,179,241 steps. That's roughly 102,302 miles.
32,118,034 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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