April 7, 1949

April 7, 1949, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 7 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 27,623 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 97th day of 1949, in week 14. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 7, 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 April 7, 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: April 7, 1949 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 7, 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 April 7, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 7, 1949.

April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
This date: April 7, 1949
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.

Television shows in April 1949

The following TV shows were popular in April 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 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 April 7, 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 April 7, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 7.

William Wordsworth

Poet Deceased
Born on April 7, 1770
He was not alive on this date.

Jackie Chan

Actor
Born on April 7, 1954
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Russell Crowe

Actor
Born on April 7, 1964
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Rosey

Wrestler Deceased
Born on April 7, 1970
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Franck Ribery

French soccer player
Born on April 7, 1983
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 7, 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 April 7, 1949 was most likely conceived around July 15, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 7, 1949 is close to December 29, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 7, 1949:

27,623 days have passed since this date.
3,946 weeks have passed.
2,386,630,800 seconds have passed since April 7, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,784,402,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,231,501,492,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,771,800 times.
You have taken approximately 205,250,249 steps. That's roughly 91,222 miles.
28,639,570 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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