April 17, 1940

April 17, 1940, was a Wednesday. It was 84 years, 7 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 30,901 days ago. Approximately 1,030 months have passed. It was the 108th day of 1940, in week 16. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 17, 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 343 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 17, 1940, will have the star sign Aries.
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 8.
Native American Zodiac: April 17, 1940 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

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What happened around this time?

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

This date: April 17, 1940
May 10, 1940:
• Winston Churchill becomes the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• World War II: Germany invades France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg.
May 15, 1940: American fast food company McDonald's is founded.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 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 April 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 April 17, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

William Holden

Actor Deceased
Born on April 17, 1918
He turned 22 on this day in 1940.

Börje Salming

Ice hockey player Deceased
Born on April 17, 1951
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Sean Bean

English actor
Born on April 17, 1959
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Redman

Rapper
Born on April 17, 1970
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Jennifer Garner

Actress
Born on April 17, 1972
She was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Victoria Beckham

Spice Girls
Born on April 17, 1974
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Tyron Woodley

MMA fighter
Born on April 17, 1982
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Jake Cornish

Love Island contestant
Born on April 17, 1997
He was born exactly 57 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on April 17, 1940.

UK Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain 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 April 17, 1940 was most likely conceived around July 26, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 17, 1940 is close to January 8, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 17, 1940:

30,901 days have passed since this date.
4,414 weeks have passed.
2,669,850,000 seconds have passed since April 17, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,114,825,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,377,642,600,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 444,975,000 times.
You have taken approximately 229,607,100 steps. That's roughly 102,048 miles.
32,038,200 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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