May 16, 1949

May 16, 1949, was a Monday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 27,584 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 136th day of 1949, in week 20. 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 306 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 16, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: May 16, 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 16, 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 16, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 16, 1949.

April 17, 1949: Ireland officially leaves the British Commonwealth.
May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.
This date: May 16, 1949

TV series on May 16, 1949

TV audiences were watching the following shows on May 16, 1949:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on May 16, 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 May 16, 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 16, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 16.

Liberace

American pianist Deceased
Born on May 16, 1919
He turned 30 on this day in 1949.

Pierce Brosnan

Actor
Born on May 16, 1953
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Krist Novoselic

Nirvana
Born on May 16, 1965
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Janet Jackson

Singer
Born on May 16, 1966
She was born exactly 17 years after this date.

David Boreanaz

Actor
Born on May 16, 1969
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Tucker Carlson

TV presenter
Born on May 16, 1969
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Tori Spelling

Actress
Born on May 16, 1973
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Wee Man

Stunt performer
Born on May 16, 1973
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Melanie Lynskey

Actress
Born on May 16, 1977
She was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Chris Watts

Murderer
Born on May 16, 1985
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Megan Fox

American actress
Born on May 16, 1986
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Omos

Wrestler
Born on May 16, 1994
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 16, 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 16, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 23, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 16, 1949 is close to February 6, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 16, 1949:

27,584 days have passed since this date.
3,940 weeks have passed.
2,383,261,200 seconds have passed since May 16, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,780,471,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,762,779,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,210,200 times.
You have taken approximately 204,960,463 steps. That's roughly 91,094 miles.
28,599,134 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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