August 23, 1940

August 23, 1940, was a Friday. It was 84 years and 4 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 30,803 days ago. Approximately 1,027 months have passed. It was the 236th day of 1940, in week 34. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 23, 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. 342 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 23, 1940, will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
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 23, 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, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 23, 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 23, 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

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

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 23, 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 23, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 23.

Henry Lee Lucas

American serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1936
He turned 4 on this day in 1940.

Rodney Alcala

Serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1943
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Keith Moon

Drummer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1946
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

River Phoenix

Actor Deceased
Born on August 23, 1970
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Kobe Bryant

Basketball player Deceased
Born on August 23, 1978
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

August Ames

Adult actress Deceased
Born on August 23, 1994
She was born exactly 54 years after this date.

Lil Yachty

Rapper
Born on August 23, 1997
He was born exactly 57 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 23, 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 23, 1940 was most likely conceived around December 1, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 23, 1940 is close to May 16, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 23, 1940:

30,803 days have passed since this date.
4,400 weeks have passed.
2,661,382,800 seconds have passed since August 23, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,104,946,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,373,273,524,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 443,563,800 times.
You have taken approximately 228,878,921 steps. That's roughly 101,724 miles.
31,936,594 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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