December 20, 1949

December 20, 1949, was a Tuesday. It was 74 years, 4 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,155 days ago. Approximately 905 months have passed. It was the 354th day of 1949, in week 51. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1950 was just 11 days away. People born on this day are currently 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 December 20, 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 20, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 20, 1949.

This date: December 20, 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.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 20, 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 1.
Native American Zodiac: December 20, 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.

TV series on December 20, 1949

People in December 1949 were watching the following TV series:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 20, 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 20, 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 20, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 20.

John Spencer

Actor Deceased
Born on December 20, 1946
He turned 3 on this day in 1949.

Paul Ritter

English actor Deceased
Born on December 20, 1966
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Ashley Cole

Soccer player
Born on December 20, 1980
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Jonah Hill

Actor
Born on December 20, 1983
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Lucy Pinder

Model
Born on December 20, 1983
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Gia Allemand

Model and Reality TV star Deceased
Born on December 20, 1983
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

JoJo

Singer
Born on December 20, 1990
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Jorginho

Soccer player
Born on December 20, 1991
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Dylan Wang

Chinese actor
Born on December 20, 1998
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

Kylian Mbappé

Soccer player
Born on December 20, 1998
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 20, 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 20, 1949 was most likely conceived around March 29, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 20, 1949 is close to September 12, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 20, 1949:

27,155 days have passed since this date.
3,879 weeks have passed.
2,346,188,400 seconds have passed since December 20, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,737,219,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,210,633,214,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 391,031,400 times.
You have taken approximately 201,772,202 steps. That's roughly 89,677 miles.
28,154,261 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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