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August 22, 1949

August 22, 1949, was a Monday. It was 74 years, 7 months, and 27 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,268 days ago. Approximately 909 months have passed. It was the 234th day of 1949, in week 34. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 303 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 22, 1949.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 22, 1949.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 22, 1949.

  • This date: August 22, 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.
Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 22, 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 8.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 22, 1949 falls under the Bear.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
  • Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.
Television shows

TV shows in 1949

People in August 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on August 22, 1949

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1949:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1949

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 22, 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 22, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 22.

David Chase

David Chase

Screenwriter
Born on August 22, 1945
He turned 4 on this day in 1949.

GZA

GZA

Wu-Tang Clan member
Born on August 22, 1966
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Layne Staley

Layne Staley

Musician Deceased
Born on August 22, 1967
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell

Actor
Born on August 22, 1967
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Howie Dorough

Howie Dorough

Backstreet Boys
Born on August 22, 1973
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

James Corden

James Corden

Actor / Comedian
Born on August 22, 1978
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa

Singer
Born on August 22, 1995
She was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 22:

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 22, 1949.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on August 22, 1949 was most likely conceived around November 29, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 22, 1949 is close to May 15, 1950.

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Stats for August 22, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 22, 1949:

  • 27,268 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,895 weeks have passed.
  • 2,355,955,200 seconds have passed since August 22, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,748,614,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,215,672,883,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 392,659,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 202,612,147 steps. That's roughly 90,050 miles.
  • 28,271,462 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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