BestOfDate

July 17, 1940

July 17, 1940, was a Wednesday. It was 84 years, 4 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date occurred 30,809 days ago. Approximately 1,027 months have passed. It was the 199th day of 1940, in week 29. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on July 17, 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 342 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 17, 1940, will have the star sign Cancer.
  • Zodiac Element: Water.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1940 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
  • Native American Zodiac: July 17, 1940 falls under the Woodpecker.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
  • Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 17, 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 July 17, 1940.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

View Personality Summary

Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in July 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 July 17, 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 July 17, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 17.

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

Actor
Born on July 17, 1952
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel

German Chancellor
Born on July 17, 1954
She was born exactly 14 years after this date.

John Ventimiglia

John Ventimiglia

Actor
Born on July 17, 1963
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Natasha Hamilton

Natasha Hamilton

Atomic Kitten
Born on July 17, 1982
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on July 17, 1940.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Winston Churchill 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 July 17, 1940 was most likely conceived around October 25, 1939.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 17, 1940 is close to April 9, 1941.

Submit a comment

Have something to say about this date? Was it your birthday? Or perhaps you have a memory of it?

All comments are moderated. Our system may automatically edit comments to correct misspellings and grammar. We may also remove or redact personal information.

How old was I?

Find out what your age was on July 17, 1940, by entering your date of birth below.
This information is not sent to our server.

Stats for July 17, 1940

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 17, 1940:

  • 30,809 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,401 weeks have passed.
  • 2,661,901,200 seconds have passed since July 17, 1940.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,105,551,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,373,541,019,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 443,650,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 228,923,503 steps. That's roughly 101,744 miles.
  • 31,942,814 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
  • How many years ago was 1940?

Search

It looks like you have reached the end. Try searching for another date.

Random

Random dates

Check out some of these random dates.