August 1, 1940

August 1, 1940, was a Thursday. It was 84 years, 3 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 30,794 days ago. Approximately 1,026 months have passed. It was the 214th day of 1940, in week 31. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 1, 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 342 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 1, 1940, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1940 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: August 1, 1940 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 1, 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 August 1, 1940.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 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 August 1, 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 August 1, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 1.

Jerry Garcia

Guitarist Deceased
Born on August 1, 1942
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Tommy Bolin

American guitarist Deceased
Born on August 1, 1951
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Chuck D

Rapper
Born on August 1, 1960
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Micheál Martin

Irish politician
Born on August 1, 1960
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Coolio

Rapper Deceased
Born on August 1, 1963
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Jason Momoa

Actor
Born on August 1, 1979
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Bastian Schweinsteiger

German soccer player
Born on August 1, 1984
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Nemanja Matic

Serbian soccer player
Born on August 1, 1988
He was born exactly 48 years after this date.

Leon Thomas III

Actor
Born on August 1, 1993
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 1, 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 August 1, 1940 was most likely conceived around November 9, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 1, 1940 is close to April 24, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 1, 1940:

30,794 days have passed since this date.
4,399 weeks have passed.
2,660,605,200 seconds have passed since August 1, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,104,039,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,372,872,283,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 443,434,200 times.
You have taken approximately 228,812,047 steps. That's roughly 101,694 miles.
31,927,262 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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