March 5, 1949

March 5, 1949, was a Saturday. It was 75 years, 8 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date occurred 27,640 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 64th day of 1949, in week 09. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on March 5, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 307 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 5, 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 4.
Native American Zodiac: March 5, 1949 falls under the Wolf.
Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 5, 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 March 5, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around March 5, 1949.

April 4, 1949: NATO is created.

Television shows in March 1949

Television shows that people were watching in March 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in March 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 March 5, 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 March 5, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 5.

Andy Gibb

English singer Deceased
Born on March 5, 1958
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Joe Exotic

Zoo operator
Born on March 5, 1963
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Lisa Robin Kelly

Actress Deceased
Born on March 5, 1970
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

John Frusciante

Musician
Born on March 5, 1970
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Eva Mendes

Actress
Born on March 5, 1974
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Harry Maguire

Soccer player
Born on March 5, 1993
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Madison Beer

Singer
Born on March 5, 1999
She was born exactly 50 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on March 5, 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 March 5, 1949 was most likely conceived around June 12, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 5, 1949 is close to November 26, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 5, 1949:

27,640 days have passed since this date.
3,948 weeks have passed.
2,388,096,000 seconds have passed since March 5, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,786,112,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,232,257,536,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,016,000 times.
You have taken approximately 205,376,256 steps. That's roughly 91,278 miles.
28,657,152 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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