October 12, 1949

October 12, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 1 month, and 2 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date was 27,427 days ago. Approximately 914 months have passed. It was the 285th day of 1949, in week 41. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 305 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 12, 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 9.
Native American Zodiac: October 12, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 12, 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 12, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to October 12, 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 12, 1949

TV series on October 12, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on October 12, 1949:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on October 12, 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:

Foto-Electric Baseball

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on October 12, 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 12, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 12.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor Deceased
Born on October 12, 1935
He turned 14 on this day in 1949.

Hugh Jackman

Actor
Born on October 12, 1968
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Josh Hutcherson

Actor
Born on October 12, 1992
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 12, 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 12, 1949 was most likely conceived around January 19, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 12, 1949 is close to July 5, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 12, 1949:

27,427 days have passed since this date.
3,918 weeks have passed.
2,369,696,400 seconds have passed since October 12, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,764,645,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,222,763,342,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,949,400 times.
You have taken approximately 203,793,890 steps. That's roughly 90,575 miles.
28,436,357 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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