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August 22, 1940

August 22, 1940, was a Thursday. It was 84 years and 3 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 30,773 days ago. Approximately 1,026 months have passed. It was the 235th day of 1940, in week 34. 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. 342 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 22, 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 8.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 22, 1940 falls under the Bear.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
  • Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 22, 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 August 22, 1940.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on August 22, 1940

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1940

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 22, 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 22, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 22.

David Chase

David Chase

Screenwriter
Born on August 22, 1945
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

GZA

GZA

Wu-Tang Clan member
Born on August 22, 1966
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Layne Staley

Layne Staley

Musician Deceased
Born on August 22, 1967
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell

Actor
Born on August 22, 1967
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Howie Dorough

Howie Dorough

Backstreet Boys
Born on August 22, 1973
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

James Corden

James Corden

Actor / Comedian
Born on August 22, 1978
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa

Singer
Born on August 22, 1995
She was born exactly 55 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 22:

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 22, 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 August 22, 1940 was most likely conceived around November 30, 1939.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 22, 1940 is close to May 15, 1941.

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Stats for August 22, 1940

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 22, 1940:

  • 30,773 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,396 weeks have passed.
  • 2,658,790,800 seconds have passed since August 22, 1940.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,101,922,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,371,936,052,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 443,131,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 228,656,009 steps. That's roughly 101,625 miles.
  • 31,905,490 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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