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December 26, 1949

December 26, 1949, was a Monday. It was 74 years, 11 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,387 days ago. Approximately 913 months have passed. It was the 360th day of 1949, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1950 was just 5 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 info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 26, 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 7.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 26, 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 26, 1949.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 26, 1949.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 26, 1949.

  • This date: December 26, 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.
  • January 25, 1950: American government official Alger Hiss is sentenced to five years in prison for perjury.
Television shows

TV shows in 1949

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

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
Suspense
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on December 26, 1949

If you were a kid on December 26, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Jim and Judy in Teleland
Jim and Judy in Teleland
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

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
Foto-Electric Baseball
Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 26, 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 26, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 26.

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

Chinese leader Deceased
Born on December 26, 1893
He turned 56 on this day in 1949.

Phil Spector

Phil Spector

American record producer Deceased
Born on December 26, 1939
He turned 10 on this day in 1949.

Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich

Drummer
Born on December 26, 1963
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Jade Thirlwall

Jade Thirlwall

Little Mix
Born on December 26, 1992
She was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Swavy

Swavy

TikTok personality Deceased
Born on December 26, 2002
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 26:

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 26, 1949.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on December 26, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 4, 1949.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 26, 1949 is close to September 18, 1950.

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Stats for December 26, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 26, 1949:

  • 27,387 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,912 weeks have passed.
  • 2,366,236,800 seconds have passed since December 26, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,760,609,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,220,978,188,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,372,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 203,496,365 steps. That's roughly 90,443 miles.
  • 28,394,842 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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