March 21, 1948
March 21, 1948, was a Sunday. It was the 81st day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.
76 years and 7 days have passed since March 21, 1948.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.
Facts
This date occurred 27,766 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 81st day of 1948, in week 12. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on March 21, 1948, are now 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 309 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
News, nostalgia, and fads
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 21, 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.
- Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 21, 1948, will have the star sign Aries.
- Zodiac Element: Fire.
- Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
- The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
- Native American Zodiac: March 21, 1948 falls under the Falcon.
- Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
- Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.
Cartoons and children's TV shows in March 1948
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Toys in 1948
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Were you born on March 21, 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 March 21, 1954, instead.
Celebrity birthdays
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 21.
Football manager Deceased
Born on March 21, 1935
He turned 13 on this day in 1948.
President of Brazil
Born on March 21, 1955
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.
Actor
Born on March 21, 1958
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.
Race driver Deceased
Born on March 21, 1960
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.
Actor
Born on March 21, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.
Backup dancer
Born on March 21, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.
Soccer player
Born on March 21, 1980
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.
Soccer player
Born on March 21, 1989
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.
US President
Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on March 21, 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.
Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.
- A baby that was born on March 21, 1948 was most likely conceived around June 29, 1947.
- The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 21, 1948 is close to December 12, 1948.
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Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics about March 21, 1948:
- 27,766 days have passed since this date.
- 3,966 weeks have passed.
- 2,398,982,400 seconds have passed since March 21, 1948.
- If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,798,812,800 times.
- Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,874,918,400 miles through space.
- If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,830,400 times.
- You have taken approximately 206,312,486 steps. That's roughly 91,694 miles!
- Since this date, 28,787,789 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
- How many years ago was 1948?
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