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May 26th, 1949

May 26th, 1949, was a Thursday. It was Day 146 of 1949. The decade was the 1940s.

74 years and 10 days have passed since May 26th, 1949.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Birthdays

Born on May 26th, 1949.

People who were born on this exact date.

News

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 26th, 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.

Information

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

  • 74 years and 10 days have passed since May 26th, 1949.
  • Week Number: This date occurred during Week 21 of 1949.
  • Leap Year: 1949 was not a leap year.
  • Age: People born on May 26th, 1949, are now 74 years old.
  • Generation: People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on May 26th, 1949.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Events

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to May 26th, 1949.

Zodiac info

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 26th, 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 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: May 26th, 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

TV shows in 1949.

Television shows that people were watching in May 1949.

Suspense
Suspense
Anthology series that was hosted by Rex Marshall.

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Variety show.

Children TV shows

Kids' TV shows on May 26th, 1949.

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1949.

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes

Toys

Popular toys and games in 1949.

Toys and games that were popular on this date in 1949.

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on this date?

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 26th, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays.

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 26th.

John Wayne

Actor. Deceased
Born on May 26th, 1907
He turned 42 on this day in 1949.

Miles Davis

Musician. Deceased
Born on May 26th, 1926
He turned 23 on this day in 1949.

Lenny Kravitz

Singer.
Born on May 26th, 1964
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Ashley Massaro

Wrestler. Deceased
Born on May 26th, 1979
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Aaron Chalmers

TV personality.
Born on May 26th, 1987
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

USA

US President.

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 26th, 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.

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Stats for May 26th, 1949

Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about May 26th, 1949.

  • A total of 27,038 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,862 weeks have passed.
  • 2,336,083,200 seconds have passed since the May 26th, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,725,430,400 times.
  • Since May 26th, 1949, the Earth has travelled approximately 1,205,418,931,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 389,347,200 times.
  • If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 200,903,155 steps. That's about 89,290 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,032,998 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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