February 17, 1949

February 17, 1949, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 2 months, and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date occurred 27,461 days ago. Approximately 915 months have passed. It was the 48th day of 1949, in week 07. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on February 17, 1949, are now 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 February 17, 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 February 17, 1949.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on February 17, 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: February 17, 1949 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: A person during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
Birth flower (February): The Violet and the Primrose.

TV series on February 17, 1949

People in February 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in February 1949

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1949

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on February 17, 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 February 17, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 17.

Michael Jordan

Basketball player
Born on February 17, 1963
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Green Day
Born on February 17, 1972
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Paris Hilton

Socialite
Born on February 17, 1981
She was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Ed Sheeran

Singer
Born on February 17, 1991
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Jeremy Allen White

Actor
Born on February 17, 1991
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on February 17, 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 February 17, 1949 was most likely conceived around May 27, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 17, 1949 is close to November 10, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 17, 1949:

27,461 days have passed since this date.
3,923 weeks have passed.
2,372,626,800 seconds have passed since February 17, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,768,064,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,224,275,428,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,437,800 times.
You have taken approximately 204,045,905 steps. That's roughly 90,687 miles.
28,471,522 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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