February 18, 1948

February 18, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 76 years and 2 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date was 27,820 days ago. Approximately 927 months have passed. It was the 49th day of 1948, in week 08. 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, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 18, 1948.

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
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 February 18, 1948.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to February 18, 1948.

January 30, 1948: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi, India.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on February 18, 1948, will have the star sign Aquarius.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 33.
Native American Zodiac: February 18, 1948 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: A person during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
Birth flower (February): The Violet and the Primrose.

Kids TV shows on February 18, 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 February 18, 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 February 18, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 18.

Yoko Ono

John Lennon's widow
Born on February 18, 1933
She turned 15 on this day in 1948.

Gary Ridgway

American serial killer
Born on February 18, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

John Travolta

Actor
Born on February 18, 1954
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Dr. Dre

Rapper
Born on February 18, 1965
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Gary Neville

Former soccer player
Born on February 18, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Scumbag Steve

Internet meme
Born on February 18, 1990
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

J-Hope

BTS member
Born on February 18, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on February 18, 1948.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on February 18, 1948 was most likely conceived around May 28, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 18, 1948 is close to November 10, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 18, 1948:

27,820 days have passed since this date.
3,974 weeks have passed.
2,403,644,400 seconds have passed since February 18, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,804,251,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,240,280,510,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,607,400 times.
You have taken approximately 206,713,418 steps. That's roughly 91,873 miles.
28,843,733 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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