January 19, 1949

January 19, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 27,731 days ago. Approximately 924 months have passed. It was the 19th day of 1949, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 19, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 308 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 19, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: January 19, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 19, 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 January 19, 1949.

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TV series on January 19, 1949

People in January 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1949

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

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 January 19, 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 19, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 19.

Edgar Allan Poe

Author Deceased
Born on January 19, 1809
He was not alive on this date.

Janis Joplin

Singer Deceased
Born on January 19, 1943
She turned 6 on this day in 1949.

Dolly Parton

Singer
Born on January 19, 1946
She turned 3 on this day in 1949.

Drea de Matteo

Actress
Born on January 19, 1972
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.

VL Mike

Rapper Deceased
Born on January 19, 1976
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Dustin Poirier

UFC fighter
Born on January 19, 1989
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Mac Miller

Rapper Deceased
Born on January 19, 1992
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Mike Thalassitis

Love Island contestant Deceased
Born on January 19, 1993
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 19, 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 January 19, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 28, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 19, 1949 is close to October 12, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 19, 1949:

27,731 days have passed since this date.
3,961 weeks have passed.
2,395,958,400 seconds have passed since January 19, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,795,284,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,236,314,534,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,326,400 times.
You have taken approximately 206,052,422 steps. That's roughly 91,579 miles.
28,751,501 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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