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January 27, 1949

January 27, 1949, was a Thursday. It was the 27th day of 1949. The decade was the 1940s.

75 years, 2 months, and 2 days have passed since January 27, 1949.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date occurred 27,455 days ago. Approximately 915 months have passed. It was the 27th day of 1949, in week 04. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 27, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 305 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 27, 1949.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 27, 1949.

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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 27, 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 6.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 27, 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

Television shows in January 1949

In January 1949, TV audiences were watching the following series:

Suspense
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1949

If you were a kid on January 27, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1949

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

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 27, 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 27, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 27.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Composer Deceased
Born on January 27, 1756
He was not alive on this date.

Derek Acorah

Derek Acorah

British spiritual medium Deceased
Born on January 27, 1950
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Mark Owen

Mark Owen

English singer
Born on January 27, 1972
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 27, 1949.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on January 27, 1949 was most likely conceived around May 6, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 27, 1949 is close to October 20, 1949.

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Stats for January 27, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 27, 1949:

  • 27,455 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,922 weeks have passed.
  • 2,372,112,000 seconds have passed since January 27, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,767,464,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,224,009,792,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,352,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 204,001,632 steps. That's roughly 90,667 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,465,344 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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