April 1, 1940

April 1, 1940, was a Monday. It was 84 years, 8 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 30,946 days ago. Approximately 1,032 months have passed. It was the 92nd day of 1940, in week 14. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 1, 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. The Earth has experienced 344 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 1, 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 1.
Native American Zodiac: April 1, 1940 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 1, 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 April 1, 1940.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 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 April 1, 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 April 1, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 1.

Otto von Bismarck

President of Prussia Deceased
Born on April 1, 1815
He was not alive on this date.

Susan Boyle

Singer
Born on April 1, 1961
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Phillip Schofield

TV presenter
Born on April 1, 1962
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Rachel Maddow

TV host
Born on April 1, 1973
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Randy Orton

Wrestler
Born on April 1, 1980
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Sean Taylor

American football player Deceased
Born on April 1, 1983
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Jonny May

Rugby player
Born on April 1, 1990
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

Logan Paul

Youtuber
Born on April 1, 1995
He was born exactly 55 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on April 1:

April Fools' Day
Islamic Republic Day (Iran)

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on April 1, 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 April 1, 1940 was most likely conceived around July 10, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 1, 1940 is close to December 23, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 1, 1940:

30,946 days have passed since this date.
4,420 weeks have passed.
2,673,738,000 seconds have passed since April 1, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,119,361,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,379,648,808,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 445,623,000 times.
You have taken approximately 229,941,468 steps. That's roughly 102,196 miles.
32,084,856 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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