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December 27, 1949

December 27, 1949, was a Tuesday. It was 74 years, 11 months, and 26 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 27,389 days ago. Approximately 913 months have passed. It was the 361st day of 1949, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1950 was just 4 days away. People who were born on December 27, 1949, are now 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 27, 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 8.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 27, 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 27, 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 27, 1949.

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 27, 1949.

  • This date: December 27, 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.
  • January 26, 1950: India officially becomes a Republic.
Television shows

Television shows in December 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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1949

If you were a kid on December 27, 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

Toys 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 27, 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 27, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 27.

Bill Goldberg

Bill Goldberg

Wrestler
Born on December 27, 1966
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Chyna

Chyna

Wrestler Deceased
Born on December 27, 1969
She was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Heather O'Rourke

Heather O'Rourke

American child actress Deceased
Born on December 27, 1975
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams

Singer
Born on December 27, 1988
She was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet

Actor
Born on December 27, 1995
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 27, 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 27, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 5, 1949.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 27, 1949 is close to September 19, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 27, 1949:

  • 27,389 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,912 weeks have passed.
  • 2,366,409,600 seconds have passed since December 27, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,760,811,200 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,221,067,353,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,401,600 times.
  • You have taken approximately 203,511,226 steps. That's roughly 90,449 miles.
  • 28,396,915 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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