July 1, 1949

July 1, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 5 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date occurred 27,568 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 182nd day of 1949, in week 26. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on July 1, 1949, are now 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 July 1, 1949, will have the star sign Cancer.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1949 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: July 1, 1949 falls under the Woodpecker.
Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 1, 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 July 1, 1949.

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Television shows in July 1949

Television shows that people were watching in July 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in July 1949

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1949

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on July 1, 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 July 1, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 1.

Princess Diana

Princess of Wales Deceased
Born on July 1, 1961
She was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Andre Braugher

Actor Deceased
Born on July 1, 1962
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Pamela Anderson

Actress
Born on July 1, 1967
She was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Missy Elliott

Rapper
Born on July 1, 1971
She was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Patrick Kluivert

Dutch soccer player
Born on July 1, 1976
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 1, 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 July 1, 1949 was most likely conceived around October 8, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 1, 1949 is close to March 24, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 1, 1949:

27,568 days have passed since this date.
3,938 weeks have passed.
2,381,878,800 seconds have passed since July 1, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,778,858,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,049,460,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,979,800 times.
You have taken approximately 204,841,577 steps. That's roughly 91,041 miles.
28,582,546 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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