May 19, 1940

May 19, 1940, was a Sunday. It was 84 years, 7 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 30,898 days ago. Approximately 1,030 months have passed. It was the 140th day of 1940, in week 20. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 19, 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. We have gone through approximately 343 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 19, 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 11.
Native American Zodiac: May 19, 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, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 19, 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 May 19, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 19, 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.
This date: May 19, 1940
June 14, 1940: World War II: German troops enter the French capital Paris.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 1940

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1940

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on May 19, 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 19, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 19.

Malcolm X

Activist Deceased
Born on May 19, 1925
He turned 15 on this day in 1940.

Peter Mayhew

Actor Deceased
Born on May 19, 1944
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Pete Townshend

Guitarist
Born on May 19, 1945
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Andre the Giant

French wrestler Deceased
Born on May 19, 1946
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Ashraf Ghani

Former Afghan President
Born on May 19, 1949
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Joey Ramone

Singer Deceased
Born on May 19, 1951
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Nicole Brown Simpson

Ex-wife of O. J. Simpson Deceased
Born on May 19, 1959
She was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Andrea Pirlo

Italian soccer player
Born on May 19, 1979
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Sam Smith

Singer
Born on May 19, 1992
He was born exactly 52 years after this date.

Marshmello

American music producer
Born on May 19, 1992
He was born exactly 52 years after this date.

JoJo Siwa

Youtuber
Born on May 19, 2003
She was born exactly 63 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on May 19, 1940.

UK Prime Minister

Winston Churchill 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 May 19, 1940 was most likely conceived around August 27, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 19, 1940 is close to February 9, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 19, 1940:

30,898 days have passed since this date.
4,414 weeks have passed.
2,669,590,800 seconds have passed since May 19, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,114,522,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,377,508,852,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 444,931,800 times.
You have taken approximately 229,584,809 steps. That's roughly 102,038 miles.
32,035,090 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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