December 21, 1949
December 21, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was the 355th day of 1949. The decade was the 1940s.
74 years, 3 months, and 8 days have passed since December 21, 1949.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
Facts
This date occurred 27,127 days ago. Approximately 904 months have passed. It was the 355th day of 1949, in week 51. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1950 was just 10 days away. People who were born on December 21, 1949, are now 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 301 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 21, 1949.
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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%.
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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.
What happened around this time?
News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 21, 1949.
- This date: December 21, 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 Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 21, 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 21, 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 in December 1949
People in December 1949 were watching the following TV series:
The Lone Ranger
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1949
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Jim and Judy in Teleland
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Toys in 1949
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Foto-Electric Baseball
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Were you born on December 21, 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 21, 1955, instead.
Celebrity birthdays
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 21.
French president
Born on December 21, 1977
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.
Youtube personality Deceased
Born on December 21, 1980
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.
Soccer player
Born on December 21, 1996
He was born exactly 47 years after this date.
US President
Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 21, 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.
Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.
- A baby that was born on December 21, 1949 was most likely conceived around March 30, 1949.
- The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 21, 1949 is close to September 13, 1950.
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Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics about December 21, 1949:
- 27,127 days have passed since this date.
- 3,875 weeks have passed.
- 2,343,772,800 seconds have passed since December 21, 1949.
- If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,734,401,600 times.
- Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,209,386,764,800 miles through space.
- If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 390,628,800 times.
- You have taken approximately 201,564,461 steps. That's roughly 89,584 miles!
- Since this date, 28,125,274 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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