April 20, 1948

April 20, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 26 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 27,755 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 111th day of 1948, in week 17. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 308 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 April 20, 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 April 20, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 20, 1948.

May 15, 1948: The Arab-Israeli War begins.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 20, 1948, will have the star sign Taurus.
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 1.
Native American Zodiac: April 20, 1948 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Kids TV shows on April 20, 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 April 20, 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 April 20, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 20.

Adolf Hitler

German dictator Deceased
Born on April 20, 1889
He was not alive on this date.

George Takei

American actor
Born on April 20, 1937
He turned 11 on this day in 1948.

Luther Vandross

Singer Deceased
Born on April 20, 1951
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Carmen Electra

Model
Born on April 20, 1972
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Miranda Kerr

Model
Born on April 20, 1983
She was born exactly 35 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 20, 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 April 20, 1948 was most likely conceived around July 29, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 20, 1948 is close to January 11, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 20, 1948:

27,755 days have passed since this date.
3,965 weeks have passed.
2,398,032,000 seconds have passed since April 20, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,797,704,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,384,512,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,672,000 times.
You have taken approximately 206,230,752 steps. That's roughly 91,658 miles.
28,776,384 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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