September 3, 1949

September 3, 1949, was a Saturday. It was 74 years, 7 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,264 days ago. Approximately 909 months have passed. It was the 246th day of 1949, in week 35. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on September 3, 1949, are now 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 September 3, 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 September 3, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around September 3, 1949.

September 1, 1949: The song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is released by Gene Autry.
This date: September 3, 1949
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 September 3, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: September 3, 1949 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Television shows in September 1949

Television shows that people were watching in September 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in September 1949

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

Jim and Judy in Teleland

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 September 3, 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 September 3, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 3.

Albert DeSalvo

Suspected serial killer Deceased
Born on September 3, 1931
He turned 18 on this day in 1949.

Steve Schirripa

Actor
Born on September 3, 1957
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Holt McCallany

Actor
Born on September 3, 1963
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Charlie Sheen

Actor
Born on September 3, 1965
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 3, 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 September 3, 1949 was most likely conceived around December 11, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 3, 1949 is close to May 27, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 3, 1949:

27,264 days have passed since this date.
3,894 weeks have passed.
2,355,609,600 seconds have passed since September 3, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,748,211,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,215,494,553,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 392,601,600 times.
You have taken approximately 202,582,426 steps. That's roughly 90,037 miles.
28,267,315 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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