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January 8, 1949

January 8, 1949, was a Saturday. It was the 8th day of 1949. The decade was the 1940s.

75 years, 2 months, and 20 days have passed since January 8, 1949.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,473 days ago. Approximately 916 months have passed. It was the 8th day of 1949, in week 01. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 305 seasons of weather since then.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 January 8, 1949.

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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 8, 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 5.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 8, 1949 falls under the Goose.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
  • Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.
Television shows

TV shows in 1949

The following TV shows were popular in January 1949:

Suspense
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on January 8, 1949

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1949

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

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

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

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

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Singer Deceased
Born on January 8, 1935
He turned 14 on this day in 1949.

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

English physicist Deceased
Born on January 8, 1942
He turned 7 on this day in 1949.

David Bowie

David Bowie

Singer Deceased
Born on January 8, 1947
He turned 2 on this day in 1949.

Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un

North Korean leader
Born on January 8, 1983
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 8, 1949.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on January 8, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 17, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 8, 1949 is close to October 1, 1949.

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Stats for January 8, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 8, 1949:

  • 27,473 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,924 weeks have passed.
  • 2,373,667,200 seconds have passed since January 8, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,769,278,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,224,812,275,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,611,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 204,135,379 steps. That's roughly 90,727 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,484,006 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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