June 8, 1949

June 8, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 5 months, and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date was 27,554 days ago. Approximately 918 months have passed. It was the 159th day of 1949, in week 23. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 306 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on June 8, 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: June 8, 1949 falls under the Deer.
Birthstone: A person during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
Birth flower (June): The Rose and the Honeysuckle.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on June 8, 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 June 8, 1949.

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TV shows in 1949

The following TV shows were popular in June 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on June 8, 1949

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1949

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on June 8, 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 June 8, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 8.

Barbara Bush

First Lady of the United States Deceased
Born on June 8, 1925
She turned 24 on this day in 1949.

Joan Rivers

Actress Deceased
Born on June 8, 1933
She turned 16 on this day in 1949.

Rob Pilatus

German singer Deceased
Born on June 8, 1965
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Kanye West

Rapper
Born on June 8, 1977
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on June 8, 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 June 8, 1949 was most likely conceived around September 15, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 8, 1949 is close to March 1, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about June 8, 1949:

27,554 days have passed since this date.
3,936 weeks have passed.
2,380,669,200 seconds have passed since June 8, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,777,447,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,228,425,307,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,778,200 times.
You have taken approximately 204,737,551 steps. That's roughly 90,994 miles.
28,568,030 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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