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May 27, 1949

May 27, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 5 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date occurred 27,566 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 147th day of 1949, in week 21. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 27, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 306 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 27, 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 1.
  • Native American Zodiac: May 27, 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.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 27, 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 27, 1949.

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 27, 1949.

Television shows

Television shows in May 1949

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

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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 1949

If you were a kid on May 27, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 27, 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 27, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 27.

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Actor Deceased
Born on May 27, 1911
He turned 38 on this day in 1949.

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Actor Deceased
Born on May 27, 1922
He turned 27 on this day in 1949.

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

US Secretary of State Deceased
Born on May 27, 1923
He turned 26 on this day in 1949.

Cilla Black

Cilla Black

Singer / Media personality Deceased
Born on May 27, 1943
She turned 6 on this day in 1949.

Wayne Williams

Wayne Williams

Serial killer
Born on May 27, 1958
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

Soccer player
Born on May 27, 1967
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Left Eye

Left Eye

Rapper Deceased
Born on May 27, 1971
She was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver

Celebrity chef
Born on May 27, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Andre 3000

Andre 3000

American rapper
Born on May 27, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Jadakiss

Jadakiss

American rapper
Born on May 27, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Beauden Barrett

Beauden Barrett

Rugby player
Born on May 27, 1991
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 27, 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 27, 1949 was most likely conceived around September 3, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 27, 1949 is close to February 17, 1950.

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Stats for May 27, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 27, 1949:

  • 27,566 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,938 weeks have passed.
  • 2,381,706,000 seconds have passed since May 27, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,778,657,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,228,960,296,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,951,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 204,826,716 steps. That's roughly 91,034 miles.
  • 28,580,472 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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