December 16, 1949

December 16, 1949, was a Friday. It was 74 years, 10 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,362 days ago. Approximately 912 months have passed. It was the 350th day of 1949, in week 50. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1949 was just 15 days away. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 304 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 16, 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 6.
Native American Zodiac: December 16, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 16, 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 December 16, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 16, 1949.

This date: December 16, 1949
January 7, 1950: 41 patients die after a fire breaks out at Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa.
January 12, 1950: 64 people die after a British submarine collides with the Swedish oil tanker Divina.
January 13, 1950: The romantic biblical drama film "Samson and Delilah" is released.

TV series on December 16, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on December 16, 1949:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 16, 1949

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

Jim and Judy in Teleland

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1949

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Foto-Electric Baseball

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 16, 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 16, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 16.

Xander Berkeley

Actor
Born on December 16, 1955
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Bill Hicks

Stand-up comedian Deceased
Born on December 16, 1961
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Michael McCary

Boyz II Men
Born on December 16, 1971
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Brodie Lee

Wrestler Deceased
Born on December 16, 1979
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Mats Hummels

German soccer player
Born on December 16, 1988
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Kai Cenat

Streamer
Born on December 16, 2001
He was born exactly 52 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 16, 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 December 16, 1949 was most likely conceived around March 25, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 16, 1949 is close to September 8, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 16, 1949:

27,362 days have passed since this date.
3,908 weeks have passed.
2,364,076,800 seconds have passed since December 16, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,758,089,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,219,863,628,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,012,800 times.
You have taken approximately 203,310,605 steps. That's roughly 90,360 miles.
28,368,922 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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