December 29, 1949
December 29, 1949, was a Thursday. It was the 363rd day of 1949. The decade was the 1940s.
74 years, 2 months, and 30 days have passed since December 29, 1949.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
Facts
This date occurred 27,118 days ago. Approximately 904 months have passed. It was the 363rd day of 1949, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1950 was just 2 days away. People who were born on December 29, 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 29, 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 29, 1949.
- This date: December 29, 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 Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 29, 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 1.
- Native American Zodiac: December 29, 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 in December 1949
In December 1949, TV audiences were watching the following series:
The Lone Ranger
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1949
If you were a kid on December 29, 1949, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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 29, 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 29, 1955, instead.
Celebrity birthdays
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 29.
US President
Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 29, 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 29, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 7, 1949.
- The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 29, 1949 is close to September 21, 1950.
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Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics about December 29, 1949:
- 27,118 days have passed since this date.
- 3,874 weeks have passed.
- 2,342,995,200 seconds have passed since December 29, 1949.
- If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,733,494,400 times.
- Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,208,985,523,200 miles through space.
- If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 390,499,200 times.
- You have taken approximately 201,497,587 steps. That's roughly 89,554 miles!
- Since this date, 28,115,942 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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