April 21, 1940

April 21, 1940, was a Sunday. It was 84 years, 6 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 30,889 days ago. Approximately 1,030 months have passed. It was the 112th day of 1940, in week 16. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 21, 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. 343 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 April 21, 1940, will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
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: April 21, 1940 falls under the Beaver.
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 21, 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 21, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 21, 1940.

This date: April 21, 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.

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

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 21, 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 21, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 21.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen of England Deceased
Born on April 21, 1926
She turned 14 on this day in 1940.

Iggy Pop

Singer
Born on April 21, 1947
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on April 21, 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 21, 1940 was most likely conceived around July 30, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 21, 1940 is close to January 12, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 21, 1940:

30,889 days have passed since this date.
4,412 weeks have passed.
2,668,813,200 seconds have passed since April 21, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,113,615,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,377,107,611,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 444,802,200 times.
You have taken approximately 229,517,935 steps. That's roughly 102,008 miles.
32,025,758 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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