April 8, 1949

April 8, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 8 months, and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date was 27,652 days ago. Approximately 922 months have passed. It was the 98th day of 1949, in week 14. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 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 8, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: April 8, 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 8, 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 8, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 8, 1949.

April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
This date: April 8, 1949
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.

TV shows in 1949

The following TV shows were popular in April 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on April 8, 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 April 8, 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 8, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 8.

Betty Ford

First Lady of the United States Deceased
Born on April 8, 1918
She turned 31 on this day in 1949.

Kofi Annan

UN Secretary Deceased
Born on April 8, 1938
He turned 11 on this day in 1949.

Paul Gray

American musician Deceased
Born on April 8, 1972
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Chris Kyle

Navy Seal sniper Deceased
Born on April 8, 1974
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Matty Healy

Singer
Born on April 8, 1989
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Jonghyun

South Korean singer Deceased
Born on April 8, 1990
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 8, 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 8, 1949 was most likely conceived around July 16, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 8, 1949 is close to December 30, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 8, 1949:

27,652 days have passed since this date.
3,950 weeks have passed.
2,389,136,400 seconds have passed since April 8, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,787,325,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,232,794,382,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,189,400 times.
You have taken approximately 205,465,730 steps. That's roughly 91,318 miles.
28,669,637 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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