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May 6, 1945

May 6, 1945, was a Sunday. It was 79 years, 7 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 29,086 days ago. Approximately 970 months have passed. It was the 126th day of 1945, in week 18. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 79 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 323 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 6, 1945, will have the star sign Taurus.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1945 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
  • Native American Zodiac: May 6, 1945 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 6, 1945.

  • World War II.

    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 6, 1945.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 6, 1945.

  • April 12, 1945: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.
  • April 27, 1945: Benito Mussolini is arrested in Italy while attempting to escape disguised as a German soldier.
  • April 28, 1945: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is shot dead in Mezzegra, Italy.
  • April 30, 1945: Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker.
  • May 1, 1945:
    • Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels commits suicide with his family.
    • The death of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler is officially announced.
  • This date: May 6, 1945
  • May 8, 1945: World War II: German forces surrender in Western Europe.
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on May 6, 1945

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1945:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1945

Toys and games that were popular in 1945:

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on May 6, 1945?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1945.

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 6, 1951, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 6.

Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

Father of psychoanalysis Deceased
Born on May 6, 1856
He was not alive on this date.

Tony Blair

Tony Blair

UK Prime Minister
Born on May 6, 1953
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

George Clooney

George Clooney

Actor
Born on May 6, 1961
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Dani Alves

Dani Alves

Brazilian soccer player
Born on May 6, 1983
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 6, 1945.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on May 6, 1945 was most likely conceived around August 13, 1944.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 6, 1945 is close to January 27, 1946.

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Stats for May 6, 1945

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 6, 1945:

  • 29,086 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,155 weeks have passed.
  • 2,513,034,000 seconds have passed since May 6, 1945.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,931,873,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,296,725,544,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 418,839,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 216,120,924 steps. That's roughly 96,054 miles.
  • 30,156,408 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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