July 26, 1949

July 26, 1949, was a Tuesday. It was 75 years, 4 months, and 27 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,543 days ago. Approximately 918 months have passed. It was the 207th day of 1949, in week 30. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 306 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 26, 1949, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
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 26, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 26, 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 26, 1949.

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TV shows in 1949

In July 1949, TV audiences were watching the following series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on July 26, 1949

If you were a kid on July 26, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 26, 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 26, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 26.

Stanley Kubrick

Film director Deceased
Born on July 26, 1928
He turned 21 on this day in 1949.

Mick Jagger

Singer
Born on July 26, 1943
He turned 6 on this day in 1949.

Kiki Camarena

DEA agent Deceased
Born on July 26, 1947
He turned 2 on this day in 1949.

Kevin Spacey

Actor
Born on July 26, 1959
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Sandra Bullock

Actress
Born on July 26, 1964
She was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Jason Statham

Actor
Born on July 26, 1967
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Kendall Francois

Serial killer Deceased
Born on July 26, 1971
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Kate Beckinsale

Actress
Born on July 26, 1973
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand Prime Minister
Born on July 26, 1980
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Jimmy Karz

Actor
Born on July 26, 1984
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Elizabeth Gillies

Actress
Born on July 26, 1993
She was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Stormzy

Rapper
Born on July 26, 1993
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 26, 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 26, 1949 was most likely conceived around November 2, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 26, 1949 is close to April 18, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 26, 1949:

27,543 days have passed since this date.
3,934 weeks have passed.
2,379,718,800 seconds have passed since July 26, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,776,338,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,227,934,900,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,619,800 times.
You have taken approximately 204,655,817 steps. That's roughly 90,958 miles.
28,556,626 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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