January 17, 1940

January 17, 1940, was a Wednesday. It was 84 years, 11 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 31,022 days ago. Approximately 1,034 months have passed. It was the 17th day of 1940, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 17, 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. We have gone through approximately 345 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 17, 1940, will have the star sign Capricorn.
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 5.
Native American Zodiac: January 17, 1940 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 17, 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 January 17, 1940.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1940

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1940

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 17, 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 January 17, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 17.

Al Capone

Gangster Deceased
Born on January 17, 1899
He turned 41 on this day in 1940.

Betty White

Actress Deceased
Born on January 17, 1922
She turned 18 on this day in 1940.

Muhammad Ali

Boxer Deceased
Born on January 17, 1942
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Andy Kaufman

Comedian Deceased
Born on January 17, 1949
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Mick Taylor

Musician
Born on January 17, 1949
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Jim Carrey

Actor
Born on January 17, 1962
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Michelle Obama

First Lady
Born on January 17, 1964
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Zooey Deschanel

Actress
Born on January 17, 1980
She was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Calvin Harris

DJ
Born on January 17, 1984
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Marnie Simpson

English TV personality
Born on January 17, 1992
She was born exactly 52 years after this date.

Maxwell Frost

US politician
Born on January 17, 1997
He was born exactly 57 years after this date.

Jake Paul

Youtuber
Born on January 17, 1997
He was born exactly 57 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on January 17, 1940.

UK Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain 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 January 17, 1940 was most likely conceived around April 26, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 17, 1940 is close to October 9, 1940.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 17, 1940:

31,022 days have passed since this date.
4,431 weeks have passed.
2,680,300,800 seconds have passed since January 17, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,127,017,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,383,035,212,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 446,716,800 times.
You have taken approximately 230,505,869 steps. That's roughly 102,447 miles.
32,163,610 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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