October 14, 1949

October 14, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 2 months, and 8 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date was 27,463 days ago. Approximately 915 months have passed. It was the 287th 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 14, 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 11.
Native American Zodiac: October 14, 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 14, 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 14, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to October 14, 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 14, 1949

TV series on October 14, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on October 14, 1949:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on October 14, 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 14, 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 14, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 14.

Eamon de Valera

Irish revolutionary leader Deceased
Born on October 14, 1882
He turned 67 on this day in 1949.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

US President Deceased
Born on October 14, 1890
He turned 59 on this day in 1949.

Roger Moore

English actor Deceased
Born on October 14, 1927
He turned 22 on this day in 1949.

Cliff Richard

British singer
Born on October 14, 1940
He turned 9 on this day in 1949.

George Floyd

Murder victim Deceased
Born on October 14, 1973
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Shaznay Lewis

All Saints
Born on October 14, 1975
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Usher

Singer
Born on October 14, 1978
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Stacy Keibler

Wrestler
Born on October 14, 1979
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Rowan Blanchard

Actress
Born on October 14, 2001
She was born exactly 52 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 14, 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 14, 1949 was most likely conceived around January 21, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 14, 1949 is close to July 7, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 14, 1949:

27,463 days have passed since this date.
3,923 weeks have passed.
2,372,806,800 seconds have passed since October 14, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,768,274,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,224,368,308,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,467,800 times.
You have taken approximately 204,061,385 steps. That's roughly 90,694 miles.
28,473,682 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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