December 6, 1949

December 6, 1949, was a Tuesday. It was 74 years, 4 months, and 9 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,160 days ago. Approximately 905 months have passed. It was the 340th day of 1949, in week 49. The decade was the 1940s. There were only 25 days left in the year. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 302 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 6, 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 December 6, 1949.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 6, 1949, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
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 5.
Native American Zodiac: December 6, 1949 falls under the Owl.
Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

TV shows in 1949

The following TV shows were popular in December 1949:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 6, 1949

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

Jim and Judy in Teleland

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1949

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Foto-Electric Baseball

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 6, 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 December 6, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 6.

Andrew Flintoff

Cricket player
Born on December 6, 1977
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA player
Born on December 6, 1994
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 6:

Constitution Day (Spain)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 6, 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 December 6, 1949 was most likely conceived around March 15, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 6, 1949 is close to August 29, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 6, 1949:

27,160 days have passed since this date.
3,880 weeks have passed.
2,346,620,400 seconds have passed since December 6, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,737,723,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,210,856,126,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 391,103,400 times.
You have taken approximately 201,809,354 steps. That's roughly 89,693 miles.
28,159,445 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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