May 23, 1949

May 23, 1949, was a Monday. It was 74 years, 10 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date occurred 27,361 days ago. Approximately 912 months have passed. It was the 143rd day of 1949, in week 21. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 23, 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 May 23, 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 23, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 23, 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 May 23, 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 6.
Native American Zodiac: May 23, 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 in May 1949

In May 1949, TV audiences were watching the following series:

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

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 May 23, 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 23, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 23.

John Bardeen

American physicist Deceased
Born on May 23, 1908
He turned 41 on this day in 1949.

Bill Barr

US Attorney General
Born on May 23, 1950
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Drew Carey

Actor
Born on May 23, 1958
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Melissa McBride

Actress
Born on May 23, 1965
She was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Bray Wyatt

Wrestler Deceased
Born on May 23, 1987
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Aaron Donald

NFL player
Born on May 23, 1991
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

James Charles

Internet personality
Born on May 23, 1999
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 23, 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 23, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 30, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 23, 1949 is close to February 13, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 23, 1949:

27,361 days have passed since this date.
3,908 weeks have passed.
2,363,990,400 seconds have passed since May 23, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,757,988,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,219,819,046,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 393,998,400 times.
You have taken approximately 203,303,174 steps. That's roughly 90,357 miles.
28,367,885 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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