May 31, 1940

May 31, 1940, was a Friday. It was 84 years, 5 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date occurred 30,835 days ago. Approximately 1,028 months have passed. It was the 152nd day of 1940, in week 22. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 31, 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 31, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: May 31, 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 31, 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 31, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 31, 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 31, 1940
June 14, 1940: World War II: German troops enter the French capital Paris.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 1940

If you were a kid on May 31, 1940, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 31, 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 31, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 31.

Clint Eastwood

Actor
Born on May 31, 1930
He turned 10 on this day in 1940.

Colin Farrell

Irish actor
Born on May 31, 1976
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Marco Reus

German soccer player
Born on May 31, 1989
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

MO3

Rapper Deceased
Born on May 31, 1992
He was born exactly 52 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on May 31, 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 31, 1940 was most likely conceived around September 8, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 31, 1940 is close to February 21, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 31, 1940:

30,835 days have passed since this date.
4,405 weeks have passed.
2,664,147,600 seconds have passed since May 31, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,108,172,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,374,700,161,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 444,024,600 times.
You have taken approximately 229,116,694 steps. That's roughly 101,830 miles.
31,969,771 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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