May 19, 1948

May 19, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 27,736 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 140th day of 1948, in week 21. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 19, 1948, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. We have gone through approximately 308 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 19, 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

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 19, 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 May 19, 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: May 19, 1948 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 1948

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on May 19, 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 May 19, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 19.

Malcolm X

Activist Deceased
Born on May 19, 1925
He turned 23 on this day in 1948.

Peter Mayhew

Actor Deceased
Born on May 19, 1944
He turned 4 on this day in 1948.

Pete Townshend

Guitarist
Born on May 19, 1945
He turned 3 on this day in 1948.

Andre the Giant

French wrestler Deceased
Born on May 19, 1946
He turned 2 on this day in 1948.

Ashraf Ghani

Former Afghan President
Born on May 19, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Joey Ramone

Singer Deceased
Born on May 19, 1951
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Nicole Brown Simpson

Ex-wife of O. J. Simpson Deceased
Born on May 19, 1959
She was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Andrea Pirlo

Italian soccer player
Born on May 19, 1979
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Sam Smith

Singer
Born on May 19, 1992
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Marshmello

American music producer
Born on May 19, 1992
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

JoJo Siwa

Youtuber
Born on May 19, 2003
She was born exactly 55 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 19, 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 May 19, 1948 was most likely conceived around August 27, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 19, 1948 is close to February 9, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 19, 1948:

27,736 days have passed since this date.
3,962 weeks have passed.
2,396,390,400 seconds have passed since May 19, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,795,788,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,236,537,446,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,398,400 times.
You have taken approximately 206,089,574 steps. That's roughly 91,595 miles.
28,756,685 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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