August 24, 1949

August 24, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was 74 years, 7 months, and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date was 27,266 days ago. Approximately 909 months have passed. It was the 236th day of 1949, in week 34. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 303 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 August 24, 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 24, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 24, 1949.

This date: August 24, 1949
September 1, 1949: The song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is released by Gene Autry.
September 15, 1949: The first episode of The Lone Ranger is aired.
September 17, 1949: Cartoon characters Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner make their first appearance.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 24, 1949, will have the star sign Virgo.
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 1.
Native American Zodiac: August 24, 1949 falls under the Bear.
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

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

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 24, 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

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 August 24, 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 24, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 24.

Yasser Arafat

Palestinian leader Deceased
Born on August 24, 1929
He turned 20 on this day in 1949.

Vince McMahon

WWE owner
Born on August 24, 1945
He turned 4 on this day in 1949.

Pacho

Colombian drug trafficker Deceased
Born on August 24, 1951
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Reggie Miller

Basketball player
Born on August 24, 1965
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Gemma O'Doherty

Conspiracy theorist
Born on August 24, 1968
She was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Dave Chappelle

Comedian
Born on August 24, 1973
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Chad Michael Murray

Actor
Born on August 24, 1981
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Rupert Grint

Actor
Born on August 24, 1988
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Elizabeth Debicki

Australian actress
Born on August 24, 1990
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 24, 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 24, 1949 was most likely conceived around December 1, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 24, 1949 is close to May 17, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 24, 1949:

27,266 days have passed since this date.
3,895 weeks have passed.
2,355,782,400 seconds have passed since August 24, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,748,412,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,215,583,718,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 392,630,400 times.
You have taken approximately 202,597,286 steps. That's roughly 90,043 miles.
28,269,389 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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