April 8, 1940

April 8, 1940, was a Monday. It was 84 years, 7 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date was 30,910 days ago. Approximately 1,030 months have passed. It was the 99th day of 1940, in week 15. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 84 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 1940 had 366 days because it was a leap year. The Earth has experienced 343 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 8, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: April 8, 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 8, 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 8, 1940.

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Kids TV shows on April 8, 1940

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1940:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1940

Toys and games that were popular in 1940:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 8, 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 8, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 8.

Betty Ford

First Lady of the United States Deceased
Born on April 8, 1918
She turned 22 on this day in 1940.

Kofi Annan

UN Secretary Deceased
Born on April 8, 1938
He turned 2 on this day in 1940.

Paul Gray

American musician Deceased
Born on April 8, 1972
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Chris Kyle

Navy Seal sniper Deceased
Born on April 8, 1974
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Matty Healy

Singer
Born on April 8, 1989
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

Jonghyun

South Korean singer Deceased
Born on April 8, 1990
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on April 8, 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 8, 1940 was most likely conceived around July 17, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 8, 1940 is close to December 30, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 8, 1940:

30,910 days have passed since this date.
4,415 weeks have passed.
2,670,627,600 seconds have passed since April 8, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,115,732,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,378,043,841,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 445,104,600 times.
You have taken approximately 229,673,974 steps. That's roughly 102,077 miles.
32,047,531 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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