January 21, 1949

January 21, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 3 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date occurred 27,488 days ago. Approximately 916 months have passed. It was the 21st day of 1949, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 21, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 305 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 21, 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 21, 1949.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 21, 1949, will have the star sign Aquarius.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1949 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
Native American Zodiac: January 21, 1949 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Television shows in January 1949

People in January 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1949

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1949

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 21, 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 21, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 21.

Telly Savalas

Actor Deceased
Born on January 21, 1922
He turned 27 on this day in 1949.

Benny Hill

English comedian Deceased
Born on January 21, 1924
He turned 25 on this day in 1949.

Jam Master Jay

Hip Hop DJ Deceased
Born on January 21, 1965
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Emma Bunton

Spice Girls
Born on January 21, 1976
She was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Jerry Trainor

Actor
Born on January 21, 1977
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Brian O'Driscoll

Rugby player
Born on January 21, 1979
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

IShowSpeed

Streamer
Born on January 21, 2005
He was born exactly 56 years after this date.

Luke Littler

Darts player
Born on January 21, 2007
He was born exactly 58 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 21, 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 21, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 30, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 21, 1949 is close to October 14, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 21, 1949:

27,488 days have passed since this date.
3,926 weeks have passed.
2,374,959,600 seconds have passed since January 21, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,770,786,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,225,479,153,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,826,600 times.
You have taken approximately 204,246,526 steps. That's roughly 90,776 miles.
28,499,515 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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