January 4, 1949

January 4, 1949, was a Tuesday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,747 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 4th day of 1949, in week 01. 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 308 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 4, 1949, will have the star sign Capricorn.
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 1.
Native American Zodiac: January 4, 1949 falls under the Goose.
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 4, 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 4, 1949.

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TV shows in 1949

Television shows that people were watching in January 1949:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on January 4, 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 4, 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 4, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 4.

Sir Isaac Newton

Scientist Deceased
Born on January 4, 1643
He was not alive on this date.

Alice Cooper

Singer
Born on January 4, 1948
He turned 1 on this day in 1949.

Chris Kanyon

Professional wrestler Deceased
Born on January 4, 1970
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Toni Kroos

Soccer player
Born on January 4, 1990
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Derrick Henry

NFL player
Born on January 4, 1994
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 4, 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 4, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 13, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 4, 1949 is close to September 27, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 4, 1949:

27,747 days have passed since this date.
3,963 weeks have passed.
2,397,340,800 seconds have passed since January 4, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,796,897,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,027,852,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,556,800 times.
You have taken approximately 206,171,309 steps. That's roughly 91,632 miles.
28,768,090 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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