February 28, 1949

February 28, 1949, was a Monday. It was 75 years, 8 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date was 27,661 days ago. Approximately 922 months have passed. It was the 59th day of 1949, in week 09. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 307 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 February 28, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: February 28, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 28, 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 February 28, 1949.

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TV shows in 1949

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

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on February 28, 1949

If you were a kid on February 28, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

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

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on February 28, 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 February 28, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 28.

Brian Jones

Musician Deceased
Born on February 28, 1942
He turned 7 on this day in 1949.

Gilbert Gottfried

Comedian Deceased
Born on February 28, 1955
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Dorothy Stratten

Model and actress Deceased
Born on February 28, 1960
She was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Jason Aldean

Singer
Born on February 28, 1977
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on February 28, 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 February 28, 1949 was most likely conceived around June 7, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 28, 1949 is close to November 21, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 28, 1949:

27,661 days have passed since this date.
3,951 weeks have passed.
2,389,910,400 seconds have passed since February 28, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,788,228,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,233,193,766,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,318,400 times.
You have taken approximately 205,532,294 steps. That's roughly 91,348 miles.
28,678,925 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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