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July 17, 1949

July 17, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 3 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date occurred 27,514 days ago. Approximately 917 months have passed. It was the 198th day of 1949, in week 28. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on July 17, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 306 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 17, 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 2.
  • Native American Zodiac: July 17, 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 17, 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 July 17, 1949.

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Television shows

TV series on July 17, 1949

People in July 1949 were watching the following TV series:

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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in July 1949

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1949

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on July 17, 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 17, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 17.

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

Actor
Born on July 17, 1952
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel

German Chancellor
Born on July 17, 1954
She was born exactly 5 years after this date.

John Ventimiglia

John Ventimiglia

Actor
Born on July 17, 1963
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Natasha Hamilton

Natasha Hamilton

Atomic Kitten
Born on July 17, 1982
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 17, 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 July 17, 1949 was most likely conceived around October 24, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 17, 1949 is close to April 9, 1950.

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Stats for July 17, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 17, 1949:

  • 27,514 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,930 weeks have passed.
  • 2,377,213,200 seconds have passed since July 17, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,773,415,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,226,642,011,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,202,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 204,440,335 steps. That's roughly 90,862 miles.
  • 28,526,558 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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