November 17th, 1949.

Born on November 17th, 1949.

People who were born on this exact date.

• John Boehner: American politician.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on November 17th, 1949.

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  More and more people are buying television sets.

  In the late 1940s and 1950s, more and more households were buying TV sets. In 1950, 20% of homes had a television set. By the end of the decade, that figure had risen to 90%.

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  Polio cases are high.

  Cases of Polio were particularly high during this period of time 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.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 72 years and 17 days have passed since November 17th, 1949.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 46 of 1949.
• Leap Year: 1949 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on November 17th, 1949, will be 72 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 17th, 1949, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Libra.
• 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: November 17th, 1949 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
• Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

Were you born on this date?

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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out November 17th, 1955 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on November 17th, 1949 was most likely conceived around February 24th, 1949.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 17th, 1949 is close to August 10th, 1950.

How old was I?

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about November 17th, 1949.

• A total of 26,315 days have passed since this date.
• 3,759 weeks have passed.
• 2,273,616,000 seconds have passed since the November 17th, 1949.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,652,552,000 times.
• Since November 17th, 1949, the earth has travelled approximately 1,173,185,856,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 378,936,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 195,530,976 steps. That's about 86,903 miles!
• Since this date, 27,283,392 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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