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October 31, 1940

October 31, 1940, was a Thursday. It was 84 years and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 30,697 days ago. Approximately 1,023 months have passed. It was the 305th day of 1940, in week 44. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 31, 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. 341 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 October 31, 1940, will have the star sign Scorpio.
  • Zodiac Element: Water.
  • 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: October 31, 1940 falls under the Snake.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
  • Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 31, 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 October 31, 1940.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in October 1940

If you were a kid on October 31, 1940, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys 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 October 31, 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 October 31, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 31.

John Candy

John Candy

Actor Deceased
Born on October 31, 1950
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Larry Mullen Jr

Larry Mullen Jr

U2
Born on October 31, 1961
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider

Actor
Born on October 31, 1963
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Ad-Rock

Ad-Rock

Beastie Boys
Born on October 31, 1966
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice

Rapper
Born on October 31, 1967
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Emiliano Sala

Emiliano Sala

Argentine soccer player Deceased
Born on October 31, 1990
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

Letitia Wright

Letitia Wright

Actress
Born on October 31, 1993
She was born exactly 53 years after this date.

Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford

Soccer player
Born on October 31, 1997
He was born exactly 57 years after this date.

Willow Smith

Willow Smith

Singer
Born on October 31, 2000
She was born exactly 60 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on October 31:

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on October 31, 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 October 31, 1940 was most likely conceived around February 8, 1940.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 31, 1940 is close to July 24, 1941.

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Stats for October 31, 1940

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 31, 1940:

  • 30,697 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,385 weeks have passed.
  • 2,652,224,400 seconds have passed since October 31, 1940.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,094,261,800 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,368,547,790,400 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 442,037,400 times.
  • You have taken approximately 228,091,298 steps. That's roughly 101,374 miles.
  • 31,826,693 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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