March 26, 1949

March 26, 1949, was a Saturday. It was 75 years, 8 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date was 27,666 days ago. Approximately 922 months have passed. It was the 85th 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

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 26, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: March 26, 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, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 26, 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 26, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to March 26, 1949.

This date: March 26, 1949
April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.

TV shows in 1949

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

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on March 26, 1949

If you were a kid on March 26, 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 March 26, 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 26, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 26.

Robert Frost

Poet Deceased
Born on March 26, 1874
He turned 75 on this day in 1949.

Leonard Nimoy

Actor Deceased
Born on March 26, 1931
He turned 18 on this day in 1949.

James Caan

Actor Deceased
Born on March 26, 1940
He turned 9 on this day in 1949.

Nancy Pelosi

US politician
Born on March 26, 1940
She turned 9 on this day in 1949.

Richard Dawkins

Atheist author
Born on March 26, 1941
He turned 8 on this day in 1949.

Diana Ross

Singer
Born on March 26, 1944
She turned 5 on this day in 1949.

Steven Tyler

Singer
Born on March 26, 1948
He turned 1 on this day in 1949.

Michael Imperioli

Actor
Born on March 26, 1966
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Mikel Arteta

Spanish football manager
Born on March 26, 1982
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Keira Knightley

Actress
Born on March 26, 1985
She was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Nina Agdal

Model
Born on March 26, 1992
She was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Bhad Bhabie

Rapper
Born on March 26, 2003
She was born exactly 54 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on March 26, 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 26, 1949 was most likely conceived around July 3, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 26, 1949 is close to December 17, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 26, 1949:

27,666 days have passed since this date.
3,952 weeks have passed.
2,390,342,400 seconds have passed since March 26, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,788,732,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,233,416,678,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,390,400 times.
You have taken approximately 205,569,446 steps. That's roughly 91,364 miles.
28,684,109 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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