Your place in the Universe on 1949
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Get your map!1949 (MCMXLIX in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1949th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 1949 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1949 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1949, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1949, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1949, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1949, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1949.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1949 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 1949, during the 22nd Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 23/03/1950 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 1949:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1949 was the Year of the Ox.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Ox sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 1949 were James, Robert and John for boys and Linda, Mary and Patricia for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1949 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1949 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 1949, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Johnson Rag by Jack Teter Trio
The Music Chart in the USA in 1949 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 1949 were:
Here's what happened in 1949: