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December 28, 1949

December 28, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was the 362nd day of 1949. The decade was the 1940s.

74 years, 3 months, and 1 day have passed since December 28, 1949.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,120 days ago. Approximately 904 months have passed. It was the 362nd day of 1949, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1950 was just 3 days away. People born on this day are currently 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 301 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 28, 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 28, 1949.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 28, 1949.

  • This date: December 28, 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.
Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 28, 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 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 28, 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.
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 28, 1949

If you were a kid on December 28, 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 28, 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 28, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 28.

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

US President Deceased
Born on December 28, 1856
He was not alive on this date.

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Comic book writer Deceased
Born on December 28, 1922
He turned 27 on this day in 1949.

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Actress
Born on December 28, 1934
She turned 15 on this day in 1949.

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Actor
Born on December 28, 1954
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Robert F. Chew

Robert F. Chew

Actor Deceased
Born on December 28, 1960
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

John Legend

John Legend

Singer
Born on December 28, 1978
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 28, 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 28, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 6, 1949.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 28, 1949 is close to September 20, 1950.

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Stats for December 28, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 28, 1949:

  • 27,120 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,874 weeks have passed.
  • 2,343,168,000 seconds have passed since December 28, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,733,696,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,209,074,688,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 390,528,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 201,512,448 steps. That's roughly 89,561 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,118,016 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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