August 20, 1949

August 20, 1949, was a Saturday. It was 75 years, 3 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Born on August 20, 1949

People who were born on this exact date:

Phil Lynott: Irish musician

Facts

This date was 27,487 days ago. Approximately 916 months have passed. It was the 232nd day of 1949, in week 33. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 305 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 August 20, 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 6.
Native American Zodiac: August 20, 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 20, 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 20, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 20, 1949.

This date: August 20, 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.
September 17, 1949: Cartoon characters Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner make their first appearance.

TV series on August 20, 1949

People in August 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 20, 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 20, 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 20, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 20.

Ron Paul

US politician
Born on August 20, 1935
He turned 14 on this day in 1949.

Slobodan Milošević

Yugoslav and Serbian politician Deceased
Born on August 20, 1941
He turned 8 on this day in 1949.

Robert Plant

Musician
Born on August 20, 1948
He turned 1 on this day in 1949.

Dimebag Darrell

Musician Deceased
Born on August 20, 1966
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Fred Durst

Singer
Born on August 20, 1970
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Demi Lovato

Singer
Born on August 20, 1992
She was born exactly 43 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 20, 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 20, 1949 was most likely conceived around November 27, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 20, 1949 is close to May 13, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 20, 1949:

27,487 days have passed since this date.
3,926 weeks have passed.
2,374,880,400 seconds have passed since August 20, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,770,693,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,225,438,286,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,813,400 times.
You have taken approximately 204,239,714 steps. That's roughly 90,773 miles.
28,498,565 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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