April 12, 1949

April 12, 1949, was a Tuesday. It was 75 years, 7 months, and 10 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date was 27,618 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 102nd day of 1949, in week 15. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 307 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 12, 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 3.
Native American Zodiac: April 12, 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 12, 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 12, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 12, 1949.

April 4, 1949: NATO is created.
This date: April 12, 1949
April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.

TV series on April 12, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on April 12, 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on April 12, 1949

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1949:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1949

Toys and games that were popular in 1949:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 12, 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 12, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 12.

Tiny Tim

Singer Deceased
Born on April 12, 1932
He turned 17 on this day in 1949.

Bobby Moore

Soccer player Deceased
Born on April 12, 1941
He turned 8 on this day in 1949.

David Letterman

Television host
Born on April 12, 1947
He turned 2 on this day in 1949.

Shannen Doherty

Actress Deceased
Born on April 12, 1971
She was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Brian McFadden

Westlife
Born on April 12, 1980
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Eric Bailly

Soccer player
Born on April 12, 1994
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

David Hogg

Gun control activist
Born on April 12, 2000
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 12, 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 12, 1949 was most likely conceived around July 20, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 12, 1949 is close to January 3, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 12, 1949:

27,618 days have passed since this date.
3,945 weeks have passed.
2,386,198,800 seconds have passed since April 12, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,783,898,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,231,278,580,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,699,800 times.
You have taken approximately 205,213,097 steps. That's roughly 91,206 miles.
28,634,386 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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