April 26, 1949

April 26, 1949, was a Tuesday. It was 74 years, 11 months, and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 27,384 days ago. Approximately 913 months have passed. It was the 116th day of 1949, in week 17. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 304 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 April 26, 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 April 26, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 26, 1949.

April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
This date: April 26, 1949
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 26, 1949, will have the star sign Taurus.
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 8.
Native American Zodiac: April 26, 1949 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

TV shows in 1949

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

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on April 26, 1949

If you were a kid on April 26, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games 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 April 26, 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 April 26, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 26.

William Shakespeare

Playwright / Poet Deceased
Born on April 26, 1564
He was not alive on this date.

Giancarlo Esposito

Actor
Born on April 26, 1958
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Jet Li

Actor
Born on April 26, 1963
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Kevin James

Actor / Comedian
Born on April 26, 1965
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States
Born on April 26, 1970
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

T-Boz

Singer
Born on April 26, 1970
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Joey Jordison

American musician Deceased
Born on April 26, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Channing Tatum

Actor
Born on April 26, 1980
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Scotty T

Media personality
Born on April 26, 1988
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 26, 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 April 26, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 3, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 26, 1949 is close to January 17, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 26, 1949:

27,384 days have passed since this date.
3,912 weeks have passed.
2,365,977,600 seconds have passed since April 26, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,760,307,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,220,844,441,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,329,600 times.
You have taken approximately 203,474,074 steps. That's roughly 90,433 miles.
28,391,731 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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