April 24, 1940

April 24, 1940, was a Wednesday. It was 83 years, 11 months, and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 30,676 days ago. Approximately 1,023 months have passed. It was the 115th day of 1940, in week 17. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 83 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 1940 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 341 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 24, 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 24, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 24, 1940.

This date: April 24, 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 24, 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 6.
Native American Zodiac: April 24, 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.

Kids TV shows on April 24, 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

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 24, 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 24, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 24.

Barbra Streisand

Singer
Born on April 24, 1942
She was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Enda Kenny

Irish Prime Minister
Born on April 24, 1951
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Djimon Hounsou

Actor
Born on April 24, 1964
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Aidan Gillen

Irish actor
Born on April 24, 1968
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Kelly Clarkson

Singer
Born on April 24, 1982
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Joe Keery

Actor
Born on April 24, 1992
He was born exactly 52 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on April 24:

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on April 24, 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 24, 1940 was most likely conceived around August 2, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 24, 1940 is close to January 15, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 24, 1940:

30,676 days have passed since this date.
4,382 weeks have passed.
2,650,406,400 seconds have passed since April 24, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,092,140,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,367,609,702,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 441,734,400 times.
You have taken approximately 227,934,950 steps. That's roughly 101,304 miles.
31,804,877 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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