December 5, 1949

December 5, 1949, was a Monday. It was 74 years, 11 months, and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date occurred 27,384 days ago. Approximately 913 months have passed. It was the 339th day of 1949, in week 49. The decade was the 1940s. There were only 26 days left in the year. People who were born on December 5, 1949, are now 74 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 304 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 5, 1949, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1949 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: December 5, 1949 falls under the Owl.
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, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 5, 1949.

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
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 5, 1949.

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Television shows in December 1949

Television shows that people were watching in December 1949:

The Lone Ranger

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1949

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Jim and Judy in Teleland

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1949

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Foto-Electric Baseball

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 5, 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 5, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 5.

Walt Disney

Business magnate Deceased
Born on December 5, 1901
He turned 48 on this day in 1949.

Little Richard

Musician Deceased
Born on December 5, 1932
He turned 17 on this day in 1949.

Ronnie O'Sullivan

English snooker player
Born on December 5, 1975
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Frankie Muniz

Actor
Born on December 5, 1985
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Ross Bagley

Actor
Born on December 5, 1988
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Jules LeBlanc

American YouTuber
Born on December 5, 2004
She was born exactly 55 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 5, 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.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on December 5, 1949 was most likely conceived around March 14, 1949.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 5, 1949 is close to August 28, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 5, 1949:

27,384 days have passed since this date.
3,912 weeks have passed.
2,365,977,600 seconds have passed since December 5, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,760,307,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,220,844,441,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,329,600 times.
You have taken approximately 203,474,074 steps. That's roughly 90,433 miles.
28,391,731 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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