May 1, 1949

May 1, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 74 years, 11 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

On this day

What happened on May 1, 1949?

The state of Israel is recognized.

Facts

This date occurred 27,387 days ago. Approximately 913 months have passed. It was the 121st day of 1949, in week 17. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 1, 1949, are now 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 304 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 1, 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 May 1, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 1, 1949.

April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
This date: May 1, 1949

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 1, 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 11.
Native American Zodiac: May 1, 1949 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Television shows in May 1949

Television shows that people were watching in May 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 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 May 1, 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 May 1, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 1.

Calamity Jane

Historical figure Deceased
Born on May 1, 1852
She was not alive on this date.

Tim McGraw

American country singer
Born on May 1, 1967
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Mary Lou McDonald

Irish politician
Born on May 1, 1969
She was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Jamie Dornan

Actor
Born on May 1, 1982
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Romain Ntamack

Rugby player
Born on May 1, 1999
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

Charli D'Amelio

Social media personality
Born on May 1, 2004
She was born exactly 55 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on May 1:

May Day / Labour Day (France)
International Workers' Day

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 1, 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 May 1, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 8, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 1, 1949 is close to January 22, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 1, 1949:

27,387 days have passed since this date.
3,912 weeks have passed.
2,366,236,800 seconds have passed since May 1, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,760,609,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,220,978,188,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,372,800 times.
You have taken approximately 203,496,365 steps. That's roughly 90,443 miles.
28,394,842 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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