October 11, 1949

October 11, 1949, was a Tuesday. It was 74 years, 6 months, and 9 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 27,220 days ago. Approximately 907 months have passed. It was the 284th day of 1949, in week 41. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 11, 1949, are now 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 302 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 11, 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 October 11, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 11, 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.
This date: October 11, 1949

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 11, 1949, will have the star sign Libra.
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: October 11, 1949 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

TV series on October 11, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on October 11, 1949:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in October 1949

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Jim and Judy in Teleland

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1949

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Foto-Electric Baseball

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on October 11, 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 October 11, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 11.

Fred Trump

Real-estate developer Deceased
Born on October 11, 1905
He turned 44 on this day in 1949.

Bobby Charlton

Soccer player Deceased
Born on October 11, 1937
He turned 12 on this day in 1949.

Rikishi

Wrestler
Born on October 11, 1965
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Luke Perry

Actor Deceased
Born on October 11, 1966
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Emily Deschanel

Actress
Born on October 11, 1976
She was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Michelle Trachtenberg

Actress
Born on October 11, 1985
She was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Cardi B

Rapper
Born on October 11, 1992
She was born exactly 43 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 11, 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 October 11, 1949 was most likely conceived around January 18, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 11, 1949 is close to July 4, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 11, 1949:

27,220 days have passed since this date.
3,888 weeks have passed.
2,351,808,000 seconds have passed since October 11, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,743,776,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,213,532,928,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 391,968,000 times.
You have taken approximately 202,255,488 steps. That's roughly 89,891 miles.
28,221,696 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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