September 2, 1949

September 2, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 3 months, and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date was 27,505 days ago. Approximately 917 months have passed. It was the 245th day of 1949, in week 35. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 306 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 2, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: September 2, 1949 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 2, 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 September 2, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to September 2, 1949.

September 1, 1949: The song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is released by Gene Autry.
This date: September 2, 1949
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 shows in 1949

Television shows that people were watching in September 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on September 2, 1949

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

Jim and Judy in Teleland

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 September 2, 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 September 2, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 2.

Bill Shankly

Soccer manager Deceased
Born on September 2, 1913
He turned 36 on this day in 1949.

Christa McAuliffe

American school teacher Deceased
Born on September 2, 1948
She turned 1 on this day in 1949.

Keir Starmer

British politician
Born on September 2, 1962
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Keanu Reeves

Actor
Born on September 2, 1964
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Salma Hayek

Actress
Born on September 2, 1966
She was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Sam Rivers

Limp Bizkit
Born on September 2, 1977
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 2, 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 September 2, 1949 was most likely conceived around December 10, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 2, 1949 is close to May 26, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 2, 1949:

27,505 days have passed since this date.
3,929 weeks have passed.
2,376,435,600 seconds have passed since September 2, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,772,508,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,226,240,769,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,072,600 times.
You have taken approximately 204,373,462 steps. That's roughly 90,833 miles.
28,517,227 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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