March 31, 1940

March 31, 1940, was a Sunday. It was 84 years, 8 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 30,947 days ago. Approximately 1,032 months have passed. It was the 91st day of 1940, in week 13. The decade was the 1940s. Daylight saving time (DST) started in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the European Union on March 31, 1940, as the clocks went forward by one hour. People who were born on March 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

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 31, 1940, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1940 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
Native American Zodiac: March 31, 1940 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in March 1940

If you were a kid on March 31, 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 March 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 March 31, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Rene Descartes

Philosopher Deceased
Born on March 31, 1596
He was not alive on this date.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer Deceased
Born on March 31, 1685
He was not alive on this date.

William Daniels

Actor
Born on March 31, 1927
He turned 13 on this day in 1940.

Christopher Walken

Actor
Born on March 31, 1943
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Rhea Perlman

Actress
Born on March 31, 1948
She was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Ewan McGregor

Actor
Born on March 31, 1971
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on March 31, 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 March 31, 1940 was most likely conceived around July 9, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 31, 1940 is close to December 22, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 31, 1940:

30,947 days have passed since this date.
4,421 weeks have passed.
2,673,824,400 seconds have passed since March 31, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,119,461,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,379,693,390,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 445,637,400 times.
You have taken approximately 229,948,898 steps. That's roughly 102,200 miles.
32,085,893 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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