March 20, 1949

March 20, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 8 months, and 30 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date was 27,668 days ago. Approximately 922 months have passed. It was the 79th day of 1949, in week 11. 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 March 20, 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 1.
Native American Zodiac: March 20, 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 20, 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 20, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to March 20, 1949.

This date: March 20, 1949
April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.

TV series on March 20, 1949

People in March 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on March 20, 1949

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1949:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1949

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on March 20, 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 20, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 20.

Fred Rogers

Television host Deceased
Born on March 20, 1928
He turned 21 on this day in 1949.

Spike Lee

Director
Born on March 20, 1957
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Sting

Wrestler
Born on March 20, 1959
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Chester Bennington

Linkin Park singer Deceased
Born on March 20, 1976
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Fernando Torres

Soccer player
Born on March 20, 1984
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Keenan Cahill

YouTuber Deceased
Born on March 20, 1995
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Barron Trump

Donald Trump's son
Born on March 20, 2006
He was born exactly 57 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on March 20, 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 20, 1949 was most likely conceived around June 27, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 20, 1949 is close to December 11, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 20, 1949:

27,668 days have passed since this date.
3,952 weeks have passed.
2,390,515,200 seconds have passed since March 20, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,788,934,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,233,505,843,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,419,200 times.
You have taken approximately 205,584,307 steps. That's roughly 91,371 miles.
28,686,182 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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