July 2, 1949

July 2, 1949, was a Saturday. It was 75 years, 4 months, and 12 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date was 27,529 days ago. Approximately 918 months have passed. It was the 183rd day of 1949, in week 26. 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 July 2, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: July 2, 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 2, 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 2, 1949.

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TV shows in 1949

Television shows that people were watching in July 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on July 2, 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 July 2, 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 2, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 2.

Thurgood Marshall

US Supreme Court justice Deceased
Born on July 2, 1908
He turned 41 on this day in 1949.

Bret Hart

Wrestler
Born on July 2, 1957
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Ashley Tisdale

Actress
Born on July 2, 1985
She was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Katie Taylor

Irish boxer
Born on July 2, 1986
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Lindsay Lohan

Actress
Born on July 2, 1986
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Margot Robbie

Actress
Born on July 2, 1990
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 2, 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 2, 1949 was most likely conceived around October 9, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 2, 1949 is close to March 25, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 2, 1949:

27,529 days have passed since this date.
3,932 weeks have passed.
2,378,509,200 seconds have passed since July 2, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,774,927,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,227,310,747,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,418,200 times.
You have taken approximately 204,551,791 steps. That's roughly 90,912 miles.
28,542,110 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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