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May 21, 1949

May 21, 1949, was a Saturday. It was the 141st day of 1949. The decade was the 1940s.

74 years, 10 months, and 8 days have passed since May 21, 1949.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date occurred 27,341 days ago. Approximately 911 months have passed. It was the 141st day of 1949, in week 20. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 21, 1949.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 21, 1949.

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Events

What happened around this time?

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

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 21, 1949, will have the star sign Gemini.
  • Zodiac Element: Air.
  • 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 21, 1949 falls under the Deer.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
  • Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.
Television shows

Television shows in May 1949

People in May 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 1949

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1949

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on May 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 May 21, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

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

Mr. T

Mr. T

Actor
Born on May 21, 1952
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Jeffrey Dahmer

Jeffrey Dahmer

Serial killer Deceased
Born on May 21, 1960
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit

Wrestler Deceased
Born on May 21, 1967
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

The Notorious B.I.G

The Notorious B.I.G

Rapper Deceased
Born on May 21, 1972
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Noel Fielding

Noel Fielding

English comedian
Born on May 21, 1973
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Kayla Itsines

Kayla Itsines

Internet personality
Born on May 21, 1991
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Tom Daley

Tom Daley

English diver
Born on May 21, 1994
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 21, 1949.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on May 21, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 28, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 21, 1949 is close to February 11, 1950.

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Stats for May 21, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 21, 1949:

  • 27,341 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,905 weeks have passed.
  • 2,362,266,000 seconds have passed since May 21, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,755,977,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,218,929,256,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 393,711,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 203,154,876 steps. That's roughly 90,291 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,347,192 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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