October 27, 1949

October 27, 1949, was a Thursday. It was 74 years, 5 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 27,203 days ago. Approximately 907 months have passed. It was the 300th day of 1949, in week 43. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 27, 1949, are now 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 302 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 27, 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 27, 1949.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 27, 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 6.
Native American Zodiac: October 27, 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.

Television shows in October 1949

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

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in October 1949

If you were a kid on October 27, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Jim and Judy in Teleland

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys 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 27, 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 27, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 27.

Theodore Roosevelt

US President Deceased
Born on October 27, 1858
He was not alive on this date.

John Gotti

Organized crime boss Deceased
Born on October 27, 1940
He turned 9 on this day in 1949.

Brian Levinson

Actor
Born on October 27, 1982
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Kelly Osbourne

Singer
Born on October 27, 1984
She was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Kurt Zouma

Soccer player
Born on October 27, 1994
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 27, 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 27, 1949 was most likely conceived around February 3, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 27, 1949 is close to July 20, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 27, 1949:

27,203 days have passed since this date.
3,886 weeks have passed.
2,350,339,200 seconds have passed since October 27, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,742,062,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,212,775,027,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 391,723,200 times.
You have taken approximately 202,129,171 steps. That's roughly 89,835 miles.
28,204,070 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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