May 22, 1949

May 22, 1949, was a Sunday. It was 75 years and 6 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date was 27,578 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 142nd 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. 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 22, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: May 22, 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 22, 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 22, 1949.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 22, 1949.

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

TV shows in 1949

People in May 1949 were watching the following TV series:

Suspense

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on May 22, 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

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 22, 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 22, 1955, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 22.

Ted Kaczynski

American terrorist Deceased
Born on May 22, 1942
He turned 7 on this day in 1949.

George Best

Soccer player Deceased
Born on May 22, 1946
He turned 3 on this day in 1949.

Morrissey

Singer
Born on May 22, 1959
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Naomi Campbell

English model
Born on May 22, 1970
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Katie Price

English model
Born on May 22, 1978
She was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Emma Chamberlain

Internet personality
Born on May 22, 2001
She was born exactly 52 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 22, 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 22, 1949 was most likely conceived around August 29, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 22, 1949 is close to February 12, 1950.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 22, 1949:

27,578 days have passed since this date.
3,939 weeks have passed.
2,382,742,800 seconds have passed since May 22, 1949.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,779,866,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,495,284,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,123,800 times.
You have taken approximately 204,915,881 steps. That's roughly 91,074 miles.
28,592,914 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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