May 15, 1949

May 15, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 75 years and 6 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 27,578 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 135th day of 1949, in week 19. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 15, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 306 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 15, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: May 15, 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 15, 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 15, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 15, 1949.

April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.
This date: May 15, 1949

TV series on May 15, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on May 15, 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 15, 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 15, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 15.

Ray Lewis

American Football player
Born on May 15, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Actress
Born on May 15, 1981
She was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Jessica Sutta

The Pussycat Dolls
Born on May 15, 1982
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Andy Murray

Tennis player
Born on May 15, 1987
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Lil Huddy

Social media personality
Born on May 15, 2002
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on May 15:

Constituent Assembly Day (Lithuania)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 15, 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 15, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 22, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 15, 1949 is close to February 5, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 15, 1949:

27,578 days have passed since this date.
3,939 weeks have passed.
2,382,742,800 seconds have passed since May 15, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,779,866,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,495,284,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,123,800 times.
You have taken approximately 204,915,881 steps. That's roughly 91,074 miles.
28,592,914 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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