August 31, 1949

August 31, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 2 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Born on August 31, 1949

People who were born on this exact date:

Richard Gere: Actor

Facts

This date occurred 27,478 days ago. Approximately 916 months have passed. It was the 243rd day of 1949, in week 35. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 31, 1949, are now 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 31, 1949, will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
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 31, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 31, 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 31, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 31, 1949.

This date: August 31, 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.

Television shows in August 1949

In August 1949, TV audiences were watching the following series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1949

If you were a kid on August 31, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1949

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

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 31, 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 31, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 31.

Chris Tucker

Actor
Born on August 31, 1971
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Jeff Hardy

Wrestler
Born on August 31, 1977
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Chloe Ferry

TV personality
Born on August 31, 1995
She was born exactly 46 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 31, 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 31, 1949 was most likely conceived around December 8, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 31, 1949 is close to May 24, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 31, 1949:

27,478 days have passed since this date.
3,925 weeks have passed.
2,374,102,800 seconds have passed since August 31, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,769,786,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,225,037,044,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,683,800 times.
You have taken approximately 204,172,841 steps. That's roughly 90,743 miles.
28,489,234 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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