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December 15, 1940

December 15, 1940, was a Sunday. It was 84 years and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date occurred 30,688 days ago. Approximately 1,023 months have passed. It was the 350th day of 1940, in week 50. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1940 was just 16 days away. People who were born on December 15, 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 341 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 15, 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 5.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 15, 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.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 15, 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 December 15, 1940.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 15, 1940.

  • January 13, 1941: Irish novelist James Joyce dies at the age of 58 following an operation for an ulcer.
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1940

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1940

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 15, 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 15, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 15.

Gustave Eiffel

Gustave Eiffel

Civil engineer Deceased
Born on December 15, 1832
He was not alive on this date.

USA

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on December 15, 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 December 15, 1940 was most likely conceived around March 24, 1940.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 15, 1940 is close to September 7, 1941.

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Stats for December 15, 1940

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 15, 1940:

  • 30,688 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,384 weeks have passed.
  • 2,651,446,800 seconds have passed since December 15, 1940.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,093,354,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,368,146,548,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 441,907,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 228,024,425 steps. That's roughly 101,344 miles.
  • 31,817,362 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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