October 17, 1949

October 17, 1949, was a Monday. It was 75 years, 2 months, and 9 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 27,464 days ago. Approximately 915 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1949, in week 42. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 17, 1949, are now 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 17, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: October 17, 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 17, 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 17, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 17, 1949.

September 17, 1949: Cartoon characters Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner make their first appearance.

TV series on October 17, 1949

People in October 1949 were watching the following TV series:

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 17, 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 17, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.

Evel Knievel

Stunt performer Deceased
Born on October 17, 1938
He turned 11 on this day in 1949.

Norm Macdonald

Comedian Deceased
Born on October 17, 1959
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Ziggy Marley

Musician
Born on October 17, 1968
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Wyclef Jean

Singer
Born on October 17, 1969
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Nancy Sullivan

Actress
Born on October 17, 1969
She was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Chris Kirkpatrick

NSYNC
Born on October 17, 1971
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Eminem

Rap singer
Born on October 17, 1972
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Simon Harris

Irish politician
Born on October 17, 1986
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Charles Oliveira

Brazilian MMA fighter
Born on October 17, 1989
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 17, 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 17, 1949 was most likely conceived around January 24, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 17, 1949 is close to July 10, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 17, 1949:

27,464 days have passed since this date.
3,923 weeks have passed.
2,372,893,200 seconds have passed since October 17, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,768,375,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,224,412,891,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,482,200 times.
You have taken approximately 204,068,815 steps. That's roughly 90,697 miles.
28,474,718 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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