Rewinding to Wednesday, July 30, 1941…
Wednesday · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Paul, you arrived on July 30, 1941 in Ottawa.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
A high of 30°C in Ottawa.
30°C/ 86°F high
Low of 14°C · dry
The sun rose at 5:44 am and set at 8:33 pm — 14h 49m of daylight.
02The sky that night
A first quarter watched over you.
46% lit · 7 days into its cycle
Looking up from Ottawa that evening, you could have spotted Venus without a telescope.
It was summer in your half of the world.
The Moon was 370,171 km away — closer than usual.
03On every radio
Before the charts began.
The weekly singles chart we use begins in August 1958 — your day predates it.
04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
GENERAL STORE
PRICES IN THE U.S. · 1941-07-30
US national averages · ≈ = estimated from inflation
05Your life in numbers
Since that day, you have lived…
0
seconds
and counting, right now
0
heartbeats
at a resting average of 80 a minute
0
breaths
give or take a few yawns
0
sunrises
4,449 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
km travelled
85 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Wednesday's child, under Leo.
Star sign
Leo
Fire sign
Chinese zodiac
Snake
Metal Snake
Birthstone
Ruby
for your month
Birth flower
Larkspur
for your month
Generation
Silent Generation
1928–1945
Day of the week
Wednesday
And so much more you’d never guess or remember.
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