December 24, 1949

December 24, 1949, was a Saturday. It was 74 years, 10 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,355 days ago. Approximately 912 months have passed. It was the 358th day of 1949, in week 51. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1950 was just 7 days away. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 304 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 24, 1949, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1949 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: December 24, 1949 falls under the Goose.
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 24, 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 24, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 24, 1949.

This date: December 24, 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.
January 21, 1950: English novelist George Orwell passes away.

TV shows in 1949

In December 1949, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 24, 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

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 24, 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 24, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 24.

King John

King of England Deceased
Born on December 24, 1167
He was not alive on this date.

Dean Corll

Serial killer Deceased
Born on December 24, 1939
He turned 10 on this day in 1949.

Anthony Fauci

Physician-scientist and immunologist
Born on December 24, 1940
He turned 9 on this day in 1949.

Lemmy

English singer Deceased
Born on December 24, 1945
He turned 4 on this day in 1949.

Clarence Gilyard

Actor Deceased
Born on December 24, 1955
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Kate Spade

American fashion designer Deceased
Born on December 24, 1962
She was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Ricky Martin

Singer
Born on December 24, 1971
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Ryan Seacrest

Media personality
Born on December 24, 1974
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Louis Tomlinson

Singer
Born on December 24, 1991
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 24:

Christmas Eve

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 24, 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 24, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 2, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 24, 1949 is close to September 16, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 24, 1949:

27,355 days have passed since this date.
3,907 weeks have passed.
2,363,472,000 seconds have passed since December 24, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,757,384,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,219,551,552,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 393,912,000 times.
You have taken approximately 203,258,592 steps. That's roughly 90,337 miles.
28,361,664 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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