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March 24, 1949

March 24, 1949, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 7 months, and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date was 27,628 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 83rd day of 1949, in week 12. 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 info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 24, 1949, will have the star sign Aries.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1949 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
  • Native American Zodiac: March 24, 1949 falls under the Falcon.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
  • Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 24, 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 March 24, 1949.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to March 24, 1949.

Television shows

TV shows in 1949

In March 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 March 24, 1949

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

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 March 24, 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 24, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 24.

Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini

Illusionist Deceased
Born on March 24, 1874
He was not alive on this date.

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Actor Deceased
Born on March 24, 1930
He turned 19 on this day in 1949.

Alan Sugar

Alan Sugar

Businessman
Born on March 24, 1947
He turned 2 on this day in 1949.

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Actor
Born on March 24, 1954
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

The Undertaker

The Undertaker

Wrestler
Born on March 24, 1965
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons

Actor
Born on March 24, 1973
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning

American Football player
Born on March 24, 1976
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Zyzz

Zyzz

Bodybuilder Deceased
Born on March 24, 1989
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on March 24, 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 March 24, 1949 was most likely conceived around July 1, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 24, 1949 is close to December 15, 1949.

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Stats for March 24, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 24, 1949:

  • 27,628 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,946 weeks have passed.
  • 2,387,059,200 seconds have passed since March 24, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,784,902,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,231,722,547,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,843,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 205,287,091 steps. That's roughly 91,239 miles.
  • 28,644,710 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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