July 29, 1949

July 29, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 4 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,539 days ago. Approximately 918 months have passed. It was the 210th day of 1949, in week 30. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on July 29, 1949, are now 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 29, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: July 29, 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 29, 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 29, 1949.

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Television shows in July 1949

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

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in July 1949

If you were a kid on July 29, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys 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 29, 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 29, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 29.

Benito Mussolini

Italian dictator Deceased
Born on July 29, 1883
He was not alive on this date.

Tony Sirico

Actor Deceased
Born on July 29, 1942
He turned 7 on this day in 1949.

Wil Wheaton

Actor
Born on July 29, 1972
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Wanya Morris

Boyz II Men
Born on July 29, 1973
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Francis Higgins

Actor
Born on July 29, 1980
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Joey Essex

Television personality
Born on July 29, 1990
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 29, 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 29, 1949 was most likely conceived around November 5, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 29, 1949 is close to April 21, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 29, 1949:

27,539 days have passed since this date.
3,934 weeks have passed.
2,379,373,200 seconds have passed since July 29, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,775,935,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,227,756,571,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,562,200 times.
You have taken approximately 204,626,095 steps. That's roughly 90,945 miles.
28,552,478 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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