January 16, 1949

January 16, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 3 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,491 days ago. Approximately 916 months have passed. It was the 16th day of 1949, in week 02. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 305 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 16, 1949.

More and more people are buying television sets
More and more households were buying TV sets. In 1950, 20% of homes had a television. By the end of the decade, that figure had risen to 90%.
Polio cases are high
Cases of Polio were particularly high, and outbreaks were common. In the United States, the disease peaked in 1952, with nearly 60,000 cases and 3,145 deaths. It wasn't until 1955 that a national immunization program started and cases began to drop.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 16, 1949.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 16, 1949, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1949 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: January 16, 1949 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

TV series on January 16, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on January 16, 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on January 16, 1949

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1949:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1949

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 16, 1949?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1949.

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 January 16, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 16.

Roy Jones Jr.

Boxer
Born on January 16, 1969
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Kate Moss

Model
Born on January 16, 1974
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Aaliyah

Singer Deceased
Born on January 16, 1979
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Jennie Kim

South Korean singer
Born on January 16, 1996
She was born exactly 47 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on January 16:

Republic Day (India)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 16, 1949.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello 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 January 16, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 25, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 16, 1949 is close to October 9, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 16, 1949:

27,491 days have passed since this date.
3,927 weeks have passed.
2,375,218,800 seconds have passed since January 16, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,771,088,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,225,612,900,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,869,800 times.
You have taken approximately 204,268,817 steps. That's roughly 90,786 miles.
28,502,626 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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