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January 12, 1948

January 12, 1948, was a Monday. It was the 12th day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

76 years, 2 months, and 16 days have passed since January 12, 1948.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,835 days ago. Approximately 928 months have passed. It was the 12th day of 1948, in week 03. 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. We have gone through approximately 309 seasons of weather since this date.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 12, 1948.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 January 12, 1948.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to January 12, 1948.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 12, 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 8.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 12, 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.
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on January 12, 1948

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1948:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1948

Toys and games that were popular in 1948:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 12, 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 12, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 12.

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

Boxer Deceased
Born on January 12, 1944
He turned 4 on this day in 1948.

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

Talk-show host Deceased
Born on January 12, 1951
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Actress Deceased
Born on January 12, 1951
She was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Howard Stern

Howard Stern

Radio personality
Born on January 12, 1954
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos

Amazon founder
Born on January 12, 1964
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Big Dick Dudley

Big Dick Dudley

Wrestler Deceased
Born on January 12, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Melanie C

Melanie C

Spice Girls
Born on January 12, 1974
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Naya Rivera

Naya Rivera

Actress Deceased
Born on January 12, 1987
She was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott

Singer
Born on January 12, 1991
She was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik

Singer
Born on January 12, 1993
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 12, 1948.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on January 12, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 21, 1947.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 12, 1948 is close to October 4, 1948.

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Stats for January 12, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 12, 1948:

  • 27,835 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,976 weeks have passed.
  • 2,404,944,000 seconds have passed since January 12, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,805,768,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,240,951,104,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,824,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 206,825,184 steps. That's roughly 91,922 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,859,328 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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