May 13, 1949

May 13, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 8 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 27,586 days ago. Approximately 920 months have passed. It was the 133rd day of 1949, in week 19. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 13, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 307 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 13, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: May 13, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 13, 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 13, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 13, 1949.

April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.
This date: May 13, 1949

TV series on May 13, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on May 13, 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 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 May 13, 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 13, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 13.

Bea Arthur

Actress Deceased
Born on May 13, 1922
She turned 27 on this day in 1949.

Stevie Wonder

Singer
Born on May 13, 1950
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Dennis Rodman

Basketball player
Born on May 13, 1961
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Stephen Colbert

American comedian / TV host
Born on May 13, 1964
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Yaya Toure

Ivorian soccer player
Born on May 13, 1983
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Robert Pattinson

English actor
Born on May 13, 1986
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Debby Ryan

Actress
Born on May 13, 1993
She was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Romelu Lukaku

Soccer player
Born on May 13, 1993
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 13, 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 13, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 20, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 13, 1949 is close to February 3, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 13, 1949:

27,586 days have passed since this date.
3,940 weeks have passed.
2,383,434,000 seconds have passed since May 13, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,780,673,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,851,944,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,239,000 times.
You have taken approximately 204,975,324 steps. That's roughly 91,100 miles.
28,601,208 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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