May 21, 1949

May 21, 1949, was a Saturday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date occurred 27,582 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 141st day of 1949, in week 20. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 21, 1949, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 306 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 21, 1949, will have the star sign Gemini.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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: May 21, 1949 falls under the Deer.
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 21, 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 21, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 21, 1949.

May 1, 1949: The state of Israel is recognized.

Television shows in May 1949

People in May 1949 were watching the following TV series:

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

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on May 21, 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 21, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 21.

Mr. T

Actor
Born on May 21, 1952
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Jeffrey Dahmer

Serial killer Deceased
Born on May 21, 1960
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Chris Benoit

Wrestler Deceased
Born on May 21, 1967
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

The Notorious B.I.G

Rapper Deceased
Born on May 21, 1972
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Noel Fielding

English comedian
Born on May 21, 1973
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Kayla Itsines

Internet personality
Born on May 21, 1991
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Tom Daley

English diver
Born on May 21, 1994
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 21, 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 21, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 28, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 21, 1949 is close to February 11, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 21, 1949:

27,582 days have passed since this date.
3,940 weeks have passed.
2,383,088,400 seconds have passed since May 21, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,780,269,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,673,614,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,181,400 times.
You have taken approximately 204,945,602 steps. That's roughly 91,087 miles.
28,597,061 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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