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December 12, 1949

December 12, 1949, was a Monday. It was the 346th day of 1949. The decade was the 1940s.

74 years, 3 months, and 17 days have passed since December 12, 1949.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,136 days ago. Approximately 905 months have passed. It was the 346th day of 1949, in week 50. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1949 was just 19 days away. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 302 seasons of weather since this date.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 12, 1949.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 December 12, 1949.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 12, 1949.

  • January 7, 1950: 41 patients die after a fire breaks out at Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa.
Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 12, 1949, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • 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: December 12, 1949 falls under the Owl.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
  • Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.
Television shows

TV series on December 12, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on December 12, 1949:

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
Suspense
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on December 12, 1949

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1949:

Jim and Judy in Teleland
Jim and Judy in Teleland
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1949

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Foto-Electric Baseball
Foto-Electric Baseball
Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 12, 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 December 12, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 12.

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Singer Deceased
Born on December 12, 1915
He turned 34 on this day in 1949.

Bob Barker

Bob Barker

Game show host Deceased
Born on December 12, 1923
He turned 26 on this day in 1949.

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Actress
Born on December 12, 1970
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Kimberly Loaiza

Kimberly Loaiza

Mexican singer
Born on December 12, 1997
She was born exactly 48 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 12, 1949.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on December 12, 1949 was most likely conceived around March 21, 1949.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 12, 1949 is close to September 4, 1950.

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Stats for December 12, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 12, 1949:

  • 27,136 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,876 weeks have passed.
  • 2,344,550,400 seconds have passed since December 12, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,735,308,800 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,209,788,006,400 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 390,758,400 times.
  • You have taken approximately 201,631,334 steps. That's roughly 89,614 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,134,605 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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