May 11, 1949

May 11, 1949, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 27,589 days ago. Approximately 920 months have passed. It was the 131st day of 1949, in week 19. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 11, 1949, are now 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 May 11, 1949, will have the star sign Taurus.
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 3.
Native American Zodiac: May 11, 1949 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 11, 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 May 11, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 11, 1949.

April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.
This date: May 11, 1949

TV series on May 11, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on May 11, 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 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 May 11, 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 May 11, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 11.

Pam Ferris

Actress
Born on May 11, 1948
She turned 1 on this day in 1949.

Natasha Richardson

English actress Deceased
Born on May 11, 1963
She was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Cory Monteith

Actor Deceased
Born on May 11, 1982
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Andres Iniesta

Spanish soccer player
Born on May 11, 1984
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Abou Diaby

Former soccer player
Born on May 11, 1986
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Blac Chyna

Model
Born on May 11, 1988
She was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Thibaut Courtois

Belgian soccer player
Born on May 11, 1992
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Coi Leray

Rapper
Born on May 11, 1997
She was born exactly 48 years after this date.

Sabrina Carpenter

Singer
Born on May 11, 1999
She was born exactly 50 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 11, 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 May 11, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 18, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 11, 1949 is close to February 1, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 11, 1949:

27,589 days have passed since this date.
3,941 weeks have passed.
2,383,693,200 seconds have passed since May 11, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,780,975,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,985,691,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,282,200 times.
You have taken approximately 204,997,615 steps. That's roughly 91,110 miles.
28,604,318 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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