May 7, 1940

May 7, 1940, was a Tuesday. It was 84 years, 7 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 30,911 days ago. Approximately 1,030 months have passed. It was the 128th day of 1940, in week 19. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 7, 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. The Earth has experienced 343 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 7, 1940, will have the star sign Taurus.
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 8.
Native American Zodiac: May 7, 1940 falls under the Beaver.
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 7, 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 7, 1940.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 7, 1940.

This date: May 7, 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 May 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 May 7, 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 7, 1946, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 7.

David Tomlinson

Actor Deceased
Born on May 7, 1917
He turned 23 on this day in 1940.

Owen Hart

Canadian wrestler Deceased
Born on May 7, 1965
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

MrBeast

Youtuber
Born on May 7, 1998
He was born exactly 58 years after this date.

Tommy Fury

Boxer
Born on May 7, 1999
He was born exactly 59 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on May 7, 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 May 7, 1940 was most likely conceived around August 15, 1939.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 7, 1940 is close to January 28, 1941.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 7, 1940:

30,911 days have passed since this date.
4,415 weeks have passed.
2,670,714,000 seconds have passed since May 7, 1940.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,115,833,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,378,088,424,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 445,119,000 times.
You have taken approximately 229,681,404 steps. That's roughly 102,081 miles.
32,048,568 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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