April 1, 1949

April 1, 1949, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 7 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 27,632 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 91st day of 1949, in week 13. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 1, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 307 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 1, 1949, will have the star sign Aries.
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 1.
Native American Zodiac: April 1, 1949 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 1, 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 April 1, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 1, 1949.

This date: April 1, 1949
April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.

Television shows in April 1949

Television shows that people were watching in April 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 1949

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1949

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 1, 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 April 1, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 1.

Otto von Bismarck

President of Prussia Deceased
Born on April 1, 1815
He was not alive on this date.

Susan Boyle

Singer
Born on April 1, 1961
She was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Phillip Schofield

TV presenter
Born on April 1, 1962
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Rachel Maddow

TV host
Born on April 1, 1973
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Randy Orton

Wrestler
Born on April 1, 1980
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Sean Taylor

American football player Deceased
Born on April 1, 1983
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Jonny May

Rugby player
Born on April 1, 1990
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Logan Paul

Youtuber
Born on April 1, 1995
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on April 1:

April Fools' Day
Islamic Republic Day (Iran)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 1, 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 April 1, 1949 was most likely conceived around July 9, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 1, 1949 is close to December 23, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 1, 1949:

27,632 days have passed since this date.
3,947 weeks have passed.
2,387,404,800 seconds have passed since April 1, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,785,305,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,231,900,876,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,900,800 times.
You have taken approximately 205,316,813 steps. That's roughly 91,252 miles.
28,648,858 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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