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May 5, 1940

May 5, 1940, was a Sunday. It was 84 years, 7 months, and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 30,909 days ago. Approximately 1,030 months have passed. It was the 126th day of 1940, in week 18. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 5, 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. The Earth has experienced 343 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 5, 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: May 5, 1940 falls under the Beaver.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
  • Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 5, 1940.

  • World War II.

    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 May 5, 1940.

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 5, 1940.

  • This date: May 5, 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.
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 1940

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1940

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on May 5, 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 May 5, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 5.

Karl Marx

Karl Marx

Philosopher Deceased
Born on May 5, 1818
He was not alive on this date.

Adele

Adele

Singer
Born on May 5, 1988
She was born exactly 48 years after this date.

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Singer
Born on May 5, 1989
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on May 5:

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on May 5, 1940.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on May 5, 1940 was most likely conceived around August 13, 1939.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 5, 1940 is close to January 26, 1941.

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Stats for May 5, 1940

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 5, 1940:

  • 30,909 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,415 weeks have passed.
  • 2,670,541,200 seconds have passed since May 5, 1940.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,115,631,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,377,999,259,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 445,090,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 229,666,543 steps. That's roughly 102,074 miles.
  • 32,046,494 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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