December 25, 1940

December 25, 1940, was a Wednesday. It was 83 years, 10 months, and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 30,640 days ago. Approximately 1,021 months have passed. It was the 360th day of 1940, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1941 was just 6 days away. People who were born on December 25, 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. 340 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 25, 1940, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1940 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
Native American Zodiac: December 25, 1940 falls under the Goose.
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 25, 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 25, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 25, 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

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 25, 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 25, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 25.

Humphrey Bogart

Actor Deceased
Born on December 25, 1899
He turned 41 on this day in 1940.

Jimmy Buffett

Singer Deceased
Born on December 25, 1946
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Annie Lennox

Singer
Born on December 25, 1954
She was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Shane MacGowan

Singer Deceased
Born on December 25, 1957
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Dido

Singer
Born on December 25, 1971
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister
Born on December 25, 1971
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Jeremy Strong

Actor
Born on December 25, 1978
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Adut Akech

Model
Born on December 25, 1999
She was born exactly 59 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 25:

Christmas Day

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on December 25, 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 25, 1940 was most likely conceived around April 3, 1940.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 25, 1940 is close to September 17, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 25, 1940:

30,640 days have passed since this date.
4,377 weeks have passed.
2,647,299,600 seconds have passed since December 25, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,088,516,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,366,006,593,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 441,216,600 times.
You have taken approximately 227,667,766 steps. That's roughly 101,186 miles.
31,767,595 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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