December 8, 1940

December 8, 1940, was a Sunday. It was 83 years, 4 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 30,458 days ago. Approximately 1,015 months have passed. It was the 343rd day of 1940, in week 49. The decade was the 1940s. There were only 23 days left in the year. People born on this day are currently 83 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. 1940 had 366 days because it was a leap year. The Earth has experienced 338 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 8, 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 December 8, 1940.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 8, 1940, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
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 7.
Native American Zodiac: December 8, 1940 falls under the Owl.
Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Kids TV shows on December 8, 1940

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1940

Toys and games that were popular in 1940:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 8, 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 December 8, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 8.

Sammy Davis, Jr

Entertainer Deceased
Born on December 8, 1925
He turned 15 on this day in 1940.

Jim Morrison

Singer Deceased
Born on December 8, 1943
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Kim Basinger

Actress
Born on December 8, 1953
She was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Ann Coulter

American media pundit
Born on December 8, 1961
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Teri Hatcher

Actress
Born on December 8, 1964
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Sinéad O'Connor

Singer Deceased
Born on December 8, 1966
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Nicki Minaj

Rapper
Born on December 8, 1982
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Raheem Sterling

Soccer player
Born on December 8, 1994
He was born exactly 54 years after this date.

Reece James

Soccer player
Born on December 8, 1999
He was born exactly 59 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 8:

Immaculate Conception (Spain)

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on December 8, 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 December 8, 1940 was most likely conceived around March 17, 1940.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 8, 1940 is close to August 31, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 8, 1940:

30,458 days have passed since this date.
4,351 weeks have passed.
2,631,571,200 seconds have passed since December 8, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,070,166,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,357,890,739,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 438,595,200 times.
You have taken approximately 226,315,123 steps. That's roughly 100,584 miles.
31,578,854 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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