January 20, 1949

January 20, 1949, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 10 months, and 2 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date was 27,700 days ago. Approximately 923 months have passed. It was the 20th day of 1949, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 308 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 January 20, 1949, will have the star sign Aquarius.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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: January 20, 1949 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 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 January 20, 1949.

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TV series on January 20, 1949

People in January 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Jeffrey Epstein

Financier Deceased
Born on January 20, 1953
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Bill Maher

Talkshow host
Born on January 20, 1956
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

James Denton

Actor
Born on January 20, 1963
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Rainn Wilson

Actor
Born on January 20, 1966
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Nicky Wire

Manic Street Preachers
Born on January 20, 1969
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Gary Barlow

Singer
Born on January 20, 1971
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Evan Peters

Actor
Born on January 20, 1987
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Blueface

Rapper
Born on January 20, 1997
He was born exactly 48 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 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 January 20, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 29, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 20, 1949 is close to October 13, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 20, 1949:

27,700 days have passed since this date.
3,957 weeks have passed.
2,393,280,000 seconds have passed since January 20, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,792,160,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,234,932,480,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,880,000 times.
You have taken approximately 205,822,080 steps. That's roughly 91,476 miles.
28,719,360 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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