April 27, 1940

April 27, 1940, was a Saturday. It was 84 years, 6 months, and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 30,890 days ago. Approximately 1,030 months have passed. It was the 118th day of 1940, in week 17. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 27, 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 27, 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 9.
Native American Zodiac: April 27, 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 27, 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 27, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 27, 1940.

This date: April 27, 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

If you were a kid on April 27, 1940, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 27, 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 27, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 27.

Samuel Morse

Scientist Deceased
Born on April 27, 1791
He was not alive on this date.

Ulysses S. Grant

US President Deceased
Born on April 27, 1822
He was not alive on this date.

Lizzo

Singer
Born on April 27, 1988
She was born exactly 48 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on April 27, 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 27, 1940 was most likely conceived around August 5, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 27, 1940 is close to January 18, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 27, 1940:

30,890 days have passed since this date.
4,412 weeks have passed.
2,668,899,600 seconds have passed since April 27, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,113,716,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,377,152,193,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 444,816,600 times.
You have taken approximately 229,525,366 steps. That's roughly 102,011 miles.
32,026,795 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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