May 12, 1949

May 12, 1949, was a Thursday. It was 74 years, 11 months, and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 27,371 days ago. Approximately 912 months have passed. It was the 132nd day of 1949, in week 19. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 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 May 12, 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 May 12, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 12, 1949.

April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.
This date: May 12, 1949

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 12, 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 4.
Native American Zodiac: May 12, 1949 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

TV series on May 12, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on May 12, 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on May 12, 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 May 12, 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 May 12, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 12.

Florence Nightingale

Historical figure Deceased
Born on May 12, 1820
She was not alive on this date.

George Carlin

Stand-up comedian Deceased
Born on May 12, 1937
He turned 12 on this day in 1949.

Tony Hawk

Skateboarder
Born on May 12, 1968
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Jonah Lomu

Rugby player Deceased
Born on May 12, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Rishi Sunak

UK Prime Minister
Born on May 12, 1980
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Rami Malek

Actor
Born on May 12, 1981
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Marcelo

Brazilian soccer player
Born on May 12, 1988
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Etika

American YouTuber Deceased
Born on May 12, 1990
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Sawyer Sweeten

Child actor Deceased
Born on May 12, 1995
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 12, 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 May 12, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 19, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 12, 1949 is close to February 2, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 12, 1949:

27,371 days have passed since this date.
3,910 weeks have passed.
2,364,854,400 seconds have passed since May 12, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,758,996,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,220,264,870,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,142,400 times.
You have taken approximately 203,377,478 steps. That's roughly 90,390 miles.
28,378,253 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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