December 30, 1949

December 30, 1949, was a Friday. It was 74 years, 3 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,139 days ago. Approximately 905 months have passed. It was the 364th day of 1949, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. There was only one day left in 1949. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 302 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 December 30, 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 30, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 30, 1949.

This date: December 30, 1949
January 7, 1950: 41 patients die after a fire breaks out at Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa.
January 12, 1950: 64 people die after a British submarine collides with the Swedish oil tanker Divina.
January 13, 1950: The romantic biblical drama film "Samson and Delilah" is released.
January 17, 1950: The "Great Brink's Robbery" takes place when armed robbers steal $2.7 million from the Brink's Building in Boston.
January 21, 1950: English novelist George Orwell passes away.
January 25, 1950: American government official Alger Hiss is sentenced to five years in prison for perjury.
January 26, 1950: India officially becomes a Republic.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 30, 1949, will have the star sign Capricorn.
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: December 30, 1949 falls under the Goose.
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

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

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 30, 1949

If you were a kid on December 30, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Jim and Judy in Teleland

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:

Foto-Electric Baseball

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 30, 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 30, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 30.

Meredith Monroe

Actress
Born on December 30, 1969
She was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Tiger Woods

Golfer
Born on December 30, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

LeBron James

Basketball player
Born on December 30, 1984
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Ellie Goulding

Singer
Born on December 30, 1986
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

V

BTS member
Born on December 30, 1995
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 30, 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 30, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 8, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 30, 1949 is close to September 22, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 30, 1949:

27,139 days have passed since this date.
3,877 weeks have passed.
2,344,806,000 seconds have passed since December 30, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,735,607,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,209,919,896,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 390,801,000 times.
You have taken approximately 201,653,316 steps. That's roughly 89,624 miles.
28,137,672 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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