August 6, 1940

August 6, 1940, was a Tuesday. It was 84 years, 3 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 30,788 days ago. Approximately 1,026 months have passed. It was the 219th day of 1940, in week 32. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 84 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 1940 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 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 6, 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 1.
Native American Zodiac: August 6, 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 6, 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 6, 1940.

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Kids TV shows on August 6, 1940

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1940:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1940

Toys and games that were popular in 1940:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 6, 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 6, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 6.

Andy Warhol

American artist Deceased
Born on August 6, 1928
He turned 12 on this day in 1940.

Geri Halliwell

Spice Girls
Born on August 6, 1972
She was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Robin van Persie

Dutch soccer player
Born on August 6, 1983
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

JonBenét Ramsey

American child beauty queen Deceased
Born on August 6, 1990
She was born exactly 50 years after this date.

Nessa Barrett

Internet personality
Born on August 6, 2002
She was born exactly 62 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 6, 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 6, 1940 was most likely conceived around November 14, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 6, 1940 is close to April 29, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 6, 1940:

30,788 days have passed since this date.
4,398 weeks have passed.
2,660,086,800 seconds have passed since August 6, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,103,434,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,372,604,788,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 443,347,800 times.
You have taken approximately 228,767,465 steps. That's roughly 101,674 miles.
31,921,042 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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