May 27, 1948
May 27, 1948, was a Thursday. It was the 148th day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.
75 years, 10 months, and 1 day have passed since May 27, 1948.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
Facts
This date occurred 27,699 days ago. Approximately 923 months have passed. It was the 148th day of 1948, in week 22. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 27, 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. 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 May 27, 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.
What happened around this time?
News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 27, 1948.
- Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 27, 1948, will have the star sign Gemini.
- 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 9.
- Native American Zodiac: May 27, 1948 falls under the Deer.
- 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
If you were a kid on May 27, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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 May 27, 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 27, 1954, instead.
Celebrity birthdays
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 27.
Actor Deceased
Born on May 27, 1911
He turned 37 on this day in 1948.
Actor Deceased
Born on May 27, 1922
He turned 26 on this day in 1948.
US Secretary of State Deceased
Born on May 27, 1923
He turned 25 on this day in 1948.
Singer / Media personality Deceased
Born on May 27, 1943
She turned 5 on this day in 1948.
Serial killer
Born on May 27, 1958
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.
Soccer player
Born on May 27, 1967
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.
Rapper Deceased
Born on May 27, 1971
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.
Celebrity chef
Born on May 27, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.
American rapper
Born on May 27, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.
American rapper
Born on May 27, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.
Rugby player
Born on May 27, 1991
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.
US President
Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 27, 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 May 27, 1948 was most likely conceived around September 4, 1947.
- The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 27, 1948 is close to February 17, 1949.
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Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics about May 27, 1948:
- 27,699 days have passed since this date.
- 3,957 weeks have passed.
- 2,393,197,200 seconds have passed since May 27, 1948.
- If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,792,063,400 times.
- Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,234,889,755,200 miles through space.
- If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,866,200 times.
- You have taken approximately 205,814,959 steps. That's roughly 91,473 miles!
- Since this date, 28,718,366 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
- How many years ago was 1948?
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