August 16, 1949

August 16, 1949, was a Tuesday. It was 74 years, 8 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,275 days ago. Approximately 909 months have passed. It was the 228th day of 1949, in week 33. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 303 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 16, 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 16, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 16, 1949.

This date: August 16, 1949
September 1, 1949: The song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is released by Gene Autry.
September 15, 1949: The first episode of The Lone Ranger is aired.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 16, 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: August 16, 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.

TV series on August 16, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on August 16, 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 16, 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 16, 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 16, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 16.

Vincent Curatola

Actor
Born on August 16, 1953
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

James Cameron

Movie director
Born on August 16, 1954
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Madonna

Singer
Born on August 16, 1958
She was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Steve Carell

Actor
Born on August 16, 1962
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Shawn Pyfrom

Actor
Born on August 16, 1986
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 16, 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 16, 1949 was most likely conceived around November 23, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 16, 1949 is close to May 9, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 16, 1949:

27,275 days have passed since this date.
3,896 weeks have passed.
2,356,560,000 seconds have passed since August 16, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,749,320,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,215,984,960,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 392,760,000 times.
You have taken approximately 202,664,160 steps. That's roughly 90,073 miles.
28,278,720 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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