December 17, 1940

December 17, 1940, was a Tuesday. It was 83 years, 11 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date occurred 30,655 days ago. Approximately 1,022 months have passed. It was the 352nd day of 1940, in week 51. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1940 was just 14 days away. People who were born on December 17, 1940, are now 83 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

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 17, 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 17, 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, nostalgia, and fads

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

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 17, 1940.

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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1940

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1940

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Pope Francis

Pope
Born on December 17, 1936
He turned 4 on this day in 1940.

Bill Pullman

Actor
Born on December 17, 1953
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Chuck Liddell

MMA fighter
Born on December 17, 1969
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Manny Pacquiao

Boxer
Born on December 17, 1978
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Chelsea Manning

Whistleblower
Born on December 17, 1987
She was born exactly 47 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on December 17, 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 17, 1940 was most likely conceived around March 26, 1940.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 17, 1940 is close to September 9, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 17, 1940:

30,655 days have passed since this date.
4,379 weeks have passed.
2,648,595,600 seconds have passed since December 17, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,090,028,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,366,675,329,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 441,432,600 times.
You have taken approximately 227,779,222 steps. That's roughly 101,235 miles.
31,783,147 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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