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December 30, 1949

December 30, 1949, was a Friday. It was 74 years, 10 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,348 days ago. Approximately 912 months have passed. It was the 364th day of 1949, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. There was only one day left in 1949. 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 30, 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 11.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 30, 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 30, 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 30, 1949.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to December 30, 1949.

  • This date: December 30, 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

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 30, 1949

If you were a kid on December 30, 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 30, 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 30, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 30.

Meredith Monroe

Meredith Monroe

Actress
Born on December 30, 1969
She was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

Golfer
Born on December 30, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

LeBron James

LeBron James

Basketball player
Born on December 30, 1984
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding

Singer
Born on December 30, 1986
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

V

V

BTS member
Born on December 30, 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 30, 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 30, 1949 was most likely conceived around April 8, 1949.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 30, 1949 is close to September 22, 1950.

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Stats for December 30, 1949

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 30, 1949:

  • 27,348 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,906 weeks have passed.
  • 2,362,867,200 seconds have passed since December 30, 1949.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,756,678,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,219,239,475,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 393,811,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 203,206,579 steps. That's roughly 90,314 miles.
  • 28,354,406 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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