How Much Time Has Passed? Calculate Your Age and Learn About 1949

People born in 1949 would be 75 years old today. That’s 75 years of remarkable history! Use our age calculator to see exactly how many days, weeks, or even months they’ve been alive. In 1949, NATO was established as a military alliance. George Orwell published his dystopian novel "1984" in 1949, which remains a significant work in literature.

What Major Happened in 1949?

Below are 10 major events that happened in the year 1949 when you were 75 years old.

1. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established as a collective defense alliance against the Soviet Union.
2. The People's Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Zedong, establishing communist rule.
3. The Soviet Union lifted the blockade of Berlin, ending the Berlin Blockade.
4. The first Volkswagen Beetle was sold in the United States.
5. George Orwell's novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' was published.
6. The first non-stop flight around the world was completed by a United States Air Force crew.
7. The National Basketball Association (NBA) was formed in the United States.
8. The Geneva Conventions, a set of international treaties governing humanitarian treatment in war, were adopted.
9. South Korea was established as a separate state from North Korea.
10. The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held in the United States.

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