August 5, 1942

August 5, 1942, was a Wednesday. It was 82 years, 4 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 30,090 days ago. Approximately 1,003 months have passed. It was the 217th day of 1942, in week 32. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 5, 1942, are now 82 years old and belong to the Silent Generation generation. The Earth has experienced 334 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 5, 1942, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1942 was the year of the Horse (Yang Metal).
The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
Native American Zodiac: August 5, 1942 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 5, 1942.

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 August 5, 1942.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 5, 1942.

This date: August 5, 1942
August 21, 1942: Walt Disney releases the animated film "Bambi".
August 23, 1942: The Battle of Stalingrad begins.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1942

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1942

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 5, 1942?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1942.

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 August 5, 1948, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 5.

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut Deceased
Born on August 5, 1930
He turned 12 on this day in 1942.

Louis Walsh

X Factor judge / Talent manager
Born on August 5, 1952
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

MCA

Beastie Boys member Deceased
Born on August 5, 1964
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Colin McRae

Scottish rally driver Deceased
Born on August 5, 1968
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

US President

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States on August 5, 1942.

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 August 5, 1942 was most likely conceived around November 12, 1941.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 5, 1942 is close to April 28, 1943.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 5, 1942:

30,090 days have passed since this date.
4,298 weeks have passed.
2,599,779,600 seconds have passed since August 5, 1942.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,033,076,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,341,486,273,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 433,296,600 times.
You have taken approximately 223,581,046 steps. That's roughly 99,369 miles.
31,197,355 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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