August 5, 1940

August 5, 1940, was a Monday. It was 83 years, 8 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 30,581 days ago. Approximately 1,019 months have passed. It was the 218th day of 1940, in week 32. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 5, 1940, are now 83 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 340 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

World War II
World War II was raging on during this period of time.

Personality traits

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 5, 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 9.
Native American Zodiac: August 5, 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.

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 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 August 5, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut Deceased
Born on August 5, 1930
He turned 10 on this day in 1940.

Louis Walsh

X Factor judge / Talent manager
Born on August 5, 1952
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

MCA

Beastie Boys member Deceased
Born on August 5, 1964
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Colin McRae

Scottish rally driver Deceased
Born on August 5, 1968
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 5:

August Bank Holiday (Ireland)

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 5, 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 5, 1940 was most likely conceived around November 13, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 5, 1940 is close to April 28, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 5, 1940:

30,581 days have passed since this date.
4,368 weeks have passed.
2,642,198,400 seconds have passed since August 5, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,082,564,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,363,374,374,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 440,366,400 times.
You have taken approximately 227,229,062 steps. That's roughly 100,991 miles.
31,706,381 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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