May 23, 1940

May 23, 1940, was a Thursday. It was 84 years and 6 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date occurred 30,865 days ago. Approximately 1,029 months have passed. It was the 144th day of 1940, in week 21. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 23, 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. 343 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 May 23, 1940, will have the star sign Gemini.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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: May 23, 1940 falls under the Deer.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 23, 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 May 23, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 23, 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.
This date: May 23, 1940
June 14, 1940: World War II: German troops enter the French capital Paris.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 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 May 23, 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 May 23, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 23.

John Bardeen

American physicist Deceased
Born on May 23, 1908
He turned 32 on this day in 1940.

Bill Barr

US Attorney General
Born on May 23, 1950
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Drew Carey

Actor
Born on May 23, 1958
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Melissa McBride

Actress
Born on May 23, 1965
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Bray Wyatt

Wrestler Deceased
Born on May 23, 1987
He was born exactly 47 years after this date.

Aaron Donald

NFL player
Born on May 23, 1991
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

James Charles

Internet personality
Born on May 23, 1999
He was born exactly 59 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on May 23, 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 May 23, 1940 was most likely conceived around August 31, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 23, 1940 is close to February 13, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 23, 1940:

30,865 days have passed since this date.
4,409 weeks have passed.
2,666,739,600 seconds have passed since May 23, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,111,196,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,376,037,633,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 444,456,600 times.
You have taken approximately 229,339,606 steps. That's roughly 101,929 miles.
32,000,875 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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