May 29, 1949

May 29, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 5 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date occurred 27,564 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 149th day of 1949, in week 21. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 29, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 306 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 29, 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 3.
Native American Zodiac: May 29, 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, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 29, 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 29, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 29, 1949.

May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.

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

If you were a kid on May 29, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 29, 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 29, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 29.

Bob Hope

Comedian Deceased
Born on May 29, 1903
He turned 46 on this day in 1949.

John F. Kennedy

US President Deceased
Born on May 29, 1917
He turned 32 on this day in 1949.

La Toya Jackson

Singer
Born on May 29, 1956
She was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Noel Gallagher

Musician
Born on May 29, 1967
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Mel B

Spice Girls
Born on May 29, 1975
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Daniel Tosh

Comedian / TV host
Born on May 29, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Hornswoggle

Wrestler
Born on May 29, 1986
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on May 29:

Democracy Day (Nigeria)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 29, 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 29, 1949 was most likely conceived around September 5, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 29, 1949 is close to February 19, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 29, 1949:

27,564 days have passed since this date.
3,937 weeks have passed.
2,381,533,200 seconds have passed since May 29, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,778,455,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,228,871,131,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,922,200 times.
You have taken approximately 204,811,855 steps. That's roughly 91,027 miles.
28,578,398 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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