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December 21st, 1940

December 21st, 1940, was a Saturday. It was Day 356 of 1940. The decade was the 1940s.

82 years, 5 months, and 7 days have passed since December 21st, 1940.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Birthdays

Born on December 21st, 1940.

People who were born on this exact date.

News

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 21st, 1940.

  • World War II.

    World War II.

    World War II was raging on during this period of time.

Information

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

  • This date fell on a weekend.
  • 82 years, 5 months, and 7 days have passed since December 21st, 1940.
  • Week Number: This date occurred during Week 51 of 1940.
  • Leap Year: 1940 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
  • Age: People born on December 21st, 1940, are now 82 years old.
  • Generation: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation generation.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on December 21st, 1940.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Events

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 21st, 1940.

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

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 21st, 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 11.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 21st, 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.
Children TV shows

Kids' TV shows on December 21st, 1940.

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes

Toys

Popular toys and games in 1940.

Toys and games that were popular on this date in 1940.

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on this date?

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 21st, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays.

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 21st.

Jane Fonda

Actress.
Born on December 21st, 1937
She turned 3 on this day in 1940.

Samuel L. Jackson

Actor.
Born on December 21st, 1948
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Jane Kaczmarek

Actress.
Born on December 21st, 1955
She was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Ray Romano

Actor.
Born on December 21st, 1957
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Kiefer Sutherland

Actor.
Born on December 21st, 1966
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Emmanuel Macron

French president.
Born on December 21st, 1977
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

The King of Random

Youtube personality. Deceased
Born on December 21st, 1980
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Steven Yeun

Actor.
Born on December 21st, 1983
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Ben Chilwell

Soccer player.
Born on December 21st, 1996
He was born exactly 56 years after this date.

USA

US President.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on December 21st, 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 21st, 1940 was most likely conceived around March 30th, 1940.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 21st, 1940 is close to September 13th, 1941.

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Stats for December 21st, 1940

Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 21st, 1940.

  • A total of 30,108 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,301 weeks have passed.
  • 2,601,331,200 seconds have passed since the December 21st, 1940.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 3,034,886,400 times.
  • Since December 21st, 1940, the Earth has travelled approximately 1,342,286,899,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 433,555,200 times.
  • If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 223,714,483 steps. That's about 99,429 miles!
  • Since this date, 31,215,974 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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