August 29, 1940

August 29, 1940, was a Thursday. It was 84 years, 3 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 30,796 days ago. Approximately 1,027 months have passed. It was the 242nd day of 1940, in week 35. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 29, 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 29, 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 6.
Native American Zodiac: August 29, 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 29, 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 29, 1940.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1940

If you were a kid on August 29, 1940, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 29, 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 29, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 29.

Richard Attenborough

Actor Deceased
Born on August 29, 1923
He turned 17 on this day in 1940.

John McCain

US presidential candidate Deceased
Born on August 29, 1936
He turned 4 on this day in 1940.

Michael Jackson

Singer Deceased
Born on August 29, 1958
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Thomas Tuchel

German football manager
Born on August 29, 1973
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Liam Payne

Singer Deceased
Born on August 29, 1993
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

Fred Figglehorn

YouTube personality
Born on August 29, 1993
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 29, 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 29, 1940 was most likely conceived around December 7, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 29, 1940 is close to May 22, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 29, 1940:

30,796 days have passed since this date.
4,399 weeks have passed.
2,660,778,000 seconds have passed since August 29, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,104,241,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,372,961,448,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 443,463,000 times.
You have taken approximately 228,826,908 steps. That's roughly 101,701 miles.
31,929,336 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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