February 26th, 1949

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 26th, 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:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 74 years, 7 months, and 3 days have passed since February 26th, 1949.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 8 of 1949.
• Leap Year: 1949 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on February 26th, 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 February 26th, 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 February 26th, 1949, will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1949 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
• Native American Zodiac: February 26th, 1949 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
• Birth flower (February): The Violet and the Primrose.

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 February 26th, 1955, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on February 26th, 1949 was most likely conceived around June 5th, 1948.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 26th, 1949 is close to November 19th, 1949.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about February 26th, 1949.

• 27,244 days have passed since this date.
• 3,892 weeks have passed.
• 2,353,878,000 seconds have passed since February 26th, 1949.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,746,191,000 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,214,601,048,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 392,313,000 times.
• You have taken approximately 202,433,508 steps. That's roughly 89,970 miles!
• Since this date, 28,246,536 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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