April 16, 1940

April 16, 1940, was a Tuesday. It was 84 years and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date was 30,694 days ago. Approximately 1,023 months have passed. It was the 107th day of 1940, in week 16. 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. We have gone through approximately 341 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 16, 1940.

World War II
World War II was raging on during this period of time.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 16, 1940.

This date: April 16, 1940
May 10, 1940:
• Winston Churchill becomes the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• World War II: Germany invades France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg.
May 15, 1940: American fast food company McDonald's is founded.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 16, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: April 16, 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.

Kids TV shows on April 16, 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 16, 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 16, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 16.

Charlie Chaplin

Actor Deceased
Born on April 16, 1889
He turned 51 on this day in 1940.

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Deceased
Born on April 16, 1927
He turned 13 on this day in 1940.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Basketball player
Born on April 16, 1947
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Jon Cryer

Actor
Born on April 16, 1965
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Martin Lawrence

Actor
Born on April 16, 1965
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Selena

Latin singer Deceased
Born on April 16, 1971
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Akon

Rapper
Born on April 16, 1973
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Chance the Rapper

Rap star
Born on April 16, 1993
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

Anya Taylor-Joy

Actress
Born on April 16, 1996
She was born exactly 56 years after this date.

Sadie Sink

Actress
Born on April 16, 2002
She was born exactly 62 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on April 16, 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 16, 1940 was most likely conceived around July 25, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 16, 1940 is close to January 7, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 16, 1940:

30,694 days have passed since this date.
4,384 weeks have passed.
2,651,961,600 seconds have passed since April 16, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,093,955,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,368,412,185,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 441,993,600 times.
You have taken approximately 228,068,698 steps. That's roughly 101,364 miles.
31,823,539 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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