April 21, 1949

April 21, 1949, was a Thursday. It was 74 years, 11 months, and 27 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 27,391 days ago. Approximately 913 months have passed. It was the 111th day of 1949, in week 16. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 21, 1949, are now 74 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 21, 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 21, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 21, 1949.

April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
This date: April 21, 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 21, 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 3.
Native American Zodiac: April 21, 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.

Television shows in April 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

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 April 21, 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 21, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 21.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen of England Deceased
Born on April 21, 1926
She turned 23 on this day in 1949.

Iggy Pop

Singer
Born on April 21, 1947
He turned 2 on this day in 1949.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 21, 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 21, 1949 was most likely conceived around July 29, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 21, 1949 is close to January 12, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 21, 1949:

27,391 days have passed since this date.
3,913 weeks have passed.
2,366,582,400 seconds have passed since April 21, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,761,012,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,221,156,518,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,430,400 times.
You have taken approximately 203,526,086 steps. That's roughly 90,456 miles.
28,398,989 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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