August 8, 1949

August 8, 1949, was a Monday. It was 74 years, 8 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,289 days ago. Approximately 910 months have passed. It was the 220th day of 1949, in week 32. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 303 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 8, 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 August 8, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 8, 1949.

September 1, 1949: The song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is released by Gene Autry.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 8, 1949, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1949 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
Native American Zodiac: August 8, 1949 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

TV shows in 1949

The following TV shows were popular in August 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 8, 1949

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1949:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1949

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 8, 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 August 8, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 8.

Dustin Hoffman

Actor
Born on August 8, 1937
He turned 12 on this day in 1949.

Louis van Gaal

Soccer manager
Born on August 8, 1951
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

The Edge

U2
Born on August 8, 1961
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Chris Eubank

Boxer
Born on August 8, 1966
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Drew Lachey

98 Degrees
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

JC Chasez

NSYNC
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Meagan Good

Actress
Born on August 8, 1981
She was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Roger Federer

Tennis player
Born on August 8, 1981
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Shawn Mendes

Singer
Born on August 8, 1998
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 8:

Peace Festival

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 8, 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 August 8, 1949 was most likely conceived around November 15, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 8, 1949 is close to May 1, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 8, 1949:

27,289 days have passed since this date.
3,898 weeks have passed.
2,357,769,600 seconds have passed since August 8, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,750,731,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,216,609,113,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 392,961,600 times.
You have taken approximately 202,768,186 steps. That's roughly 90,119 miles.
28,293,235 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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