April 17, 1949
April 17, 1949, was a Sunday. It was the 107th day of 1949. The decade was the 1940s.
74 years, 11 months, and 11 days have passed since April 17, 1949.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.
What happened on this date?
Notable events that occurred on April 17, 1949:
- Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
Facts
This date occurred 27,374 days ago. Approximately 912 months have passed. It was the 107th day of 1949, in week 15. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 17, 1949, are now 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 304 seasons of weather since this date.
News, nostalgia, and fads
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 17, 1949.
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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%.
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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.
What happened around this time?
News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 17, 1949.
- Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 17, 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 17, 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.
TV series on April 17, 1949
People in April 1949 were watching the following TV series:
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 17, 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 17, 1955, instead.
Celebrity birthdays
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 17.
Actor Deceased
Born on April 17, 1918
He turned 31 on this day in 1949.
Ice hockey player Deceased
Born on April 17, 1951
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.
English actor
Born on April 17, 1959
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.
Rapper
Born on April 17, 1970
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.
Actress
Born on April 17, 1972
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.
Spice Girls
Born on April 17, 1974
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.
MMA fighter
Born on April 17, 1982
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.
Love Island contestant
Born on April 17, 1997
He was born exactly 48 years after this date.
US President
Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 17, 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.
Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.
- A baby that was born on April 17, 1949 was most likely conceived around July 25, 1948.
- The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 17, 1949 is close to January 8, 1950.
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Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics about April 17, 1949:
- 27,374 days have passed since this date.
- 3,910 weeks have passed.
- 2,365,117,200 seconds have passed since April 17, 1949.
- If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,759,303,400 times.
- Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,220,400,475,200 miles through space.
- If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,186,200 times.
- You have taken approximately 203,400,079 steps. That's roughly 90,400 miles!
- Since this date, 28,381,406 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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