August 10, 1949

August 10, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 4 months, and 9 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,525 days ago. Approximately 918 months have passed. It was the 222nd day of 1949, in week 32. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 306 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 10, 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: August 10, 1949 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 10, 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 August 10, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 10, 1949.

September 1, 1949: The song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is released by Gene Autry.

TV shows in 1949

The following TV shows were popular in August 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 10, 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

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 10, 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 August 10, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 10.

Herbert Hoover

US President Deceased
Born on August 10, 1874
He turned 75 on this day in 1949.

Antonio Banderas

Actor
Born on August 10, 1960
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Roy Keane

Irish soccer player
Born on August 10, 1971
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Kylie Jenner

Media personality
Born on August 10, 1997
She was born exactly 48 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 10, 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 August 10, 1949 was most likely conceived around November 17, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 10, 1949 is close to May 3, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 10, 1949:

27,525 days have passed since this date.
3,932 weeks have passed.
2,378,163,600 seconds have passed since August 10, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,774,524,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,227,132,417,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,360,600 times.
You have taken approximately 204,522,070 steps. That's roughly 90,899 miles.
28,537,963 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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