January 2, 1948
January 2, 1948, was a Friday. It was the 2nd day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.
76 years, 2 months, and 27 days have passed since January 2, 1948.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
Facts
This date was 27,846 days ago. Approximately 928 months have passed. It was the 2nd day of 1948, in week 01. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. The Earth has experienced 309 seasons of weather since then.
News, nostalgia, and fads
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 2, 1948.
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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%.
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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.
What happened around this time?
Notable events that happened close to January 2, 1948.
- Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 2, 1948, will have the star sign Capricorn.
- Zodiac Element: Earth.
- Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
- The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
- Native American Zodiac: January 2, 1948 falls under the Goose.
- Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
- Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.
Kids TV shows on January 2, 1948
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1948:
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Popular toys and games in 1948
Toys and games that were popular in 1948:
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Were you born on January 2, 1948?
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1948.
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 January 2, 1954, instead.
Celebrity birthdays
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 2.
Actor
Born on January 2, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.
Actor
Born on January 2, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.
Soccer player
Born on January 2, 1987
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.
American streamer
Born on January 2, 1998
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.
Holidays
National holidays and famous events that fall on January 2:
- Berchtoldstag (Switzerland)
US President
Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 2, 1948.
UK Prime Minister
Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception dates
Conception estimates for this date.
Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.
- A baby that was born on January 2, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 11, 1947.
- The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 2, 1948 is close to September 24, 1948.
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Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics about January 2, 1948:
- 27,846 days have passed since this date.
- 3,978 weeks have passed.
- 2,405,894,400 seconds have passed since January 2, 1948.
- If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,806,876,800 times.
- Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,241,441,510,400 miles through space.
- If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,982,400 times.
- You have taken approximately 206,906,918 steps. That's roughly 91,959 miles!
- Since this date, 28,870,733 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
- How many years ago was 1948?
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