January 17th, 1949

Born on January 17th, 1949.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Andy Kaufman: Comedian.
• Mick Taylor: Musician.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 17th, 1949.

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  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%.

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 74 years, 8 months, and 17 days have passed since January 17th, 1949.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 3 of 1949.
• Leap Year: 1949 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on January 17th, 1949, are now 74 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 17th, 1949.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 17th, 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 17th, 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.

Were you born on this date?

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 17th, 1955, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 17th, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 26th, 1948.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 17th, 1949 is close to October 10th, 1949.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 17th, 1949.

• 27,288 days have passed since this date.
• 3,898 weeks have passed.
• 2,357,679,600 seconds have passed since January 17th, 1949.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,750,626,200 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,216,562,673,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 392,946,600 times.
• You have taken approximately 202,760,446 steps. That's roughly 90,116 miles!
• Since this date, 28,292,155 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
• How many years ago was 1949?

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