May 28, 1948

May 28, 1948, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 10 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date was 27,720 days ago. Approximately 924 months have passed. It was the 149th day of 1948, in week 22. 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 May 28, 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 May 28, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 28, 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 28, 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 1.
Native American Zodiac: May 28, 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.

Kids TV shows on May 28, 1948

If you were a kid on May 28, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games 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 28, 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 28, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 28.

James Michael Tyler

Actor Deceased
Born on May 28, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer
Born on May 28, 1968
She was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Rob Ford

Canadian politician Deceased
Born on May 28, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Mark Feehily

Westlife
Born on May 28, 1980
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Cameron Boyce

Actor Deceased
Born on May 28, 1999
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

Phil Foden

Soccer player
Born on May 28, 2000
He was born exactly 52 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 28, 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 28, 1948 was most likely conceived around September 5, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 28, 1948 is close to February 18, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 28, 1948:

27,720 days have passed since this date.
3,960 weeks have passed.
2,395,008,000 seconds have passed since May 28, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,794,176,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,235,824,128,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,168,000 times.
You have taken approximately 205,970,688 steps. That's roughly 91,543 miles.
28,740,096 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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