July 31, 1949

July 31, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 74 years, 8 months, and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,290 days ago. Approximately 910 months have passed. It was the 212th day of 1949, in week 30. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on July 31, 1949, are now 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 31, 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 31, 1949.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 31, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: July 31, 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.

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 31, 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 31, 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 31, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 31.

Wesley Snipes

Actor
Born on July 31, 1962
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

J. K. Rowling

Author
Born on July 31, 1965
She was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Lil Uzi Vert

Rapper
Born on July 31, 1994
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 31, 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 31, 1949 was most likely conceived around November 7, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 31, 1949 is close to April 23, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 31, 1949:

27,290 days have passed since this date.
3,898 weeks have passed.
2,357,856,000 seconds have passed since July 31, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,750,832,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,216,653,696,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 392,976,000 times.
You have taken approximately 202,775,616 steps. That's roughly 90,122 miles.
28,294,272 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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