October 26, 1949

October 26, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 1 month, and 27 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date was 27,451 days ago. Approximately 915 months have passed. It was the 299th day of 1949, in week 43. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 305 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 26, 1949, will have the star sign Scorpio.
Zodiac Element: Water.
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 26, 1949 falls under the Snake.
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 26, 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 26, 1949.

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TV shows in 1949

In October 1949, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on October 26, 1949

If you were a kid on October 26, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Jim and Judy in Teleland

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1949

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Foto-Electric Baseball

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on October 26, 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 26, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 26.

Bob Hoskins

Actor Deceased
Born on October 26, 1942
He turned 7 on this day in 1949.

Hillary Clinton

American politician
Born on October 26, 1947
She turned 2 on this day in 1949.

Keith Urban

Singer
Born on October 26, 1967
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Seth MacFarlane

Actor / Animator
Born on October 26, 1973
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

CM Punk

Wrestler
Born on October 26, 1978
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on October 26:

Austrian National Day

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 26, 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 26, 1949 was most likely conceived around February 2, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 26, 1949 is close to July 19, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 26, 1949:

27,451 days have passed since this date.
3,921 weeks have passed.
2,371,770,000 seconds have passed since October 26, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,767,065,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,223,833,320,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,295,000 times.
You have taken approximately 203,972,220 steps. That's roughly 90,654 miles.
28,461,240 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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