July 22, 1949

July 22, 1949, was a Friday. It was 74 years, 8 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date was 27,300 days ago. Approximately 910 months have passed. It was the 203rd day of 1949, in week 29. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 303 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 22, 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 22, 1949.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 22, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: July 22, 1949 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

TV shows in 1949

People in July 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on July 22, 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

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 July 22, 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 22, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 22.

Danny Glover

Actor
Born on July 22, 1946
He turned 3 on this day in 1949.

Shawn Michaels

Wrestler
Born on July 22, 1965
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Selena Gomez

Singer
Born on July 22, 1992
She was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Prince George

Prince of Wales
Born on July 22, 2013
He was born exactly 64 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 22, 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 22, 1949 was most likely conceived around October 29, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 22, 1949 is close to April 14, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 22, 1949:

27,300 days have passed since this date.
3,900 weeks have passed.
2,358,720,000 seconds have passed since July 22, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,751,840,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,217,099,520,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 393,120,000 times.
You have taken approximately 202,849,920 steps. That's roughly 90,156 miles.
28,304,640 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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