August 12, 1949

August 12, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 3 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,489 days ago. Approximately 916 months have passed. It was the 224th 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 305 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 12, 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: August 12, 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 12, 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 12, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 12, 1949.

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

TV series on August 12, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on August 12, 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 12, 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 12, 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 12, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 12.

Yvette Nicole Brown

Actress
Born on August 12, 1971
She was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Tyson Fury

Boxer
Born on August 12, 1988
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Mario Balotelli

Italian soccer player
Born on August 12, 1990
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Cara Delevingne

English model
Born on August 12, 1992
She was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Matthijs De Ligt

Soccer player
Born on August 12, 1999
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

Dixie D'Amelio

Social media personality
Born on August 12, 2001
She was born exactly 52 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 12, 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 12, 1949 was most likely conceived around November 19, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 12, 1949 is close to May 5, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 12, 1949:

27,489 days have passed since this date.
3,927 weeks have passed.
2,375,053,200 seconds have passed since August 12, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,770,895,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,225,527,451,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,842,200 times.
You have taken approximately 204,254,575 steps. That's roughly 90,780 miles.
28,500,638 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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