January 23, 1949

January 23, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 75 years and 10 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date occurred 27,698 days ago. Approximately 923 months have passed. It was the 23rd day of 1949, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 23, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 308 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 23, 1949, will have the star sign Aquarius.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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: January 23, 1949 falls under the Otter.
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 23, 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 23, 1949.

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Television shows in January 1949

In January 1949, TV audiences were watching the following 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

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 23, 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 23, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 23.

Ernie Kovacs

Comedian Deceased
Born on January 23, 1919
He turned 30 on this day in 1949.

Marc Nelson

Boyz II Men
Born on January 23, 1971
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Tiffani Thiessen

Actress
Born on January 23, 1974
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Arjen Robben

Soccer player
Born on January 23, 1984
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Vsauce

Youtuber
Born on January 23, 1986
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

XXXTentacion

Rapper Deceased
Born on January 23, 1998
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 23, 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 23, 1949 was most likely conceived around May 2, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 23, 1949 is close to October 16, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 23, 1949:

27,698 days have passed since this date.
3,956 weeks have passed.
2,393,107,200 seconds have passed since January 23, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,791,958,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,234,843,315,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,851,200 times.
You have taken approximately 205,807,219 steps. That's roughly 91,470 miles.
28,717,286 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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