December 18, 1949

December 18, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 74 years, 10 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,361 days ago. Approximately 912 months have passed. It was the 352nd day of 1949, in week 50. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1949 was just 13 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 18, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: December 18, 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 18, 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 18, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 18, 1949.

This date: December 18, 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.
January 17, 1950: The "Great Brink's Robbery" takes place when armed robbers steal $2.7 million from the Brink's Building in Boston.

TV series on December 18, 1949

People in December 1949 were watching the following TV series:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 18, 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 18, 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 18, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 18.

Franz Ferdinand

Archduke of Austria Deceased
Born on December 18, 1863
He was not alive on this date.

Joseph Stalin

Soviet Leader Deceased
Born on December 18, 1878
He turned 71 on this day in 1949.

Arthur Leigh Allen

Zodiac Killer suspect Deceased
Born on December 18, 1933
He turned 16 on this day in 1949.

Keith Richards

Musician
Born on December 18, 1943
He turned 6 on this day in 1949.

Steven Spielberg

Film director
Born on December 18, 1946
He turned 3 on this day in 1949.

Edmund Kemper

Serial killer
Born on December 18, 1948
He turned 1 on this day in 1949.

Ray Liotta

Actor Deceased
Born on December 18, 1954
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Brad Pitt

Actor
Born on December 18, 1963
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Wrestler
Born on December 18, 1964
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

DMX

Rapper Deceased
Born on December 18, 1970
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

DJ Lethal

Limp Bizkit
Born on December 18, 1972
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Trish Stratus

Fitness model / wrestler
Born on December 18, 1975
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Sia

Singer
Born on December 18, 1975
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Katie Holmes

Actress
Born on December 18, 1978
She was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Christina Aguilera

Singer
Born on December 18, 1980
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Billie Eilish

Singer
Born on December 18, 2001
She was born exactly 52 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 18, 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 18, 1949 was most likely conceived around March 27, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 18, 1949 is close to September 10, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 18, 1949:

27,361 days have passed since this date.
3,908 weeks have passed.
2,363,990,400 seconds have passed since December 18, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,757,988,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,219,819,046,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 393,998,400 times.
You have taken approximately 203,303,174 steps. That's roughly 90,357 miles.
28,367,885 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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