January 21st, 1950, fell on a Saturday. It was day 21 of 1950. The decade was the 1950s.
71 years, 0 months and 4 days have passed since January 21st, 1950.
On This Date
Events that occurred on January 21st, 1950:
English novelist George Orwell passes away.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
This date fell on a weekend.
71 years, 0 months and 4 days have passed since January 21st, 1950.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 03 of 1950.
Leap Year: 1950 was NOT a leap year.
Age: Anyone born on January 21st, 1950, will be 71 years of age.
People born in 1950 belong to the "Baby Boomer" generation.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around January 21st, 1950:
January 7th, 1950: 41 patients die after a fire breaks out at Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa.
January 12th, 1950: 64 people die after a British submarine collides with the Swedish oil tanker Divina.
January 17th, 1950: The "Great Brink's Robbery" takes place when armed robbers steal $2.7 million from the Brink's Building in Boston.
This date: January 21st, 1950
January 31st, 1950: US President Harry Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb.
February 2nd, 1950: Celebrity scandal: Actress Ingrid Bergman gives birth to an illegitimate child after having an affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini.
Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on January 21st, 1950?
Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland on this date?
John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on January 21st, 1950 was probably conceived around the 13th of April, 1949. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 21st, 1950 is the 31st of October, 1950. (Rough Estimate).
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about January 21st, 1950.
25,937 days have passed since this date.
2,240,956,800 seconds have passed since the January 21st, 1950.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,614,449,600 times.
Since January 21st, 1950, earth has travelled approximately 1,156,333,708,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 373,492,800 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 192,722,285 steps. That's about 85,654 miles!
Since this date, 26,891,482 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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