April 20, 1949

April 20, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 27,398 days ago. Approximately 913 months have passed. It was the 110th day of 1949, in week 16. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 304 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 20, 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 20, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 20, 1949.

April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
This date: April 20, 1949
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 20, 1949, will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1949 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
Native American Zodiac: April 20, 1949 falls under the Beaver.
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 20, 1949

People in April 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on April 20, 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 20, 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 20, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 20.

Adolf Hitler

German dictator Deceased
Born on April 20, 1889
He was not alive on this date.

George Takei

American actor
Born on April 20, 1937
He turned 12 on this day in 1949.

Luther Vandross

Singer Deceased
Born on April 20, 1951
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Carmen Electra

Model
Born on April 20, 1972
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Miranda Kerr

Model
Born on April 20, 1983
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 20, 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 20, 1949 was most likely conceived around July 28, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 20, 1949 is close to January 11, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 20, 1949:

27,398 days have passed since this date.
3,914 weeks have passed.
2,367,187,200 seconds have passed since April 20, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,761,718,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,221,468,595,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,531,200 times.
You have taken approximately 203,578,099 steps. That's roughly 90,479 miles.
28,406,246 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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