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January 30, 1949

January 30, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 10 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date was 27,718 days ago. Approximately 924 months have passed. It was the 30th day of 1949, in week 04. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 308 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 30, 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 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 30, 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 30, 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 30, 1949.

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Television shows

TV shows in 1949

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

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

Kids TV shows on January 30, 1949

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1949

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

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

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

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

US President Deceased
Born on January 30, 1882
He was not alive on this date.

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Actor
Born on January 30, 1930
He turned 19 on this day in 1949.

Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney

American politician
Born on January 30, 1941
He turned 8 on this day in 1949.

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Actor
Born on January 30, 1974
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Valderrama

Actor
Born on January 30, 1980
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch

Wrestler
Born on January 30, 1987
She was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Jake Thomas

Jake Thomas

Actor
Born on January 30, 1990
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Tyla

Tyla

Singer
Born on January 30, 2002
She was born exactly 53 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 30, 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 30, 1949 was most likely conceived around May 9, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 30, 1949 is close to October 23, 1949.

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Stats for January 30, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 30, 1949:

  • 27,718 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,959 weeks have passed.
  • 2,394,835,200 seconds have passed since January 30, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,793,974,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,235,734,963,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,139,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 205,955,827 steps. That's roughly 91,536 miles.
  • 28,738,022 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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