June 6, 1948

June 6, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 10 months, and 10 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date was 27,708 days ago. Approximately 924 months have passed. It was the 158th day of 1948, in week 23. 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. The Earth has experienced 308 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on June 6, 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 June 6, 1948.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to June 6, 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 June 6, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: June 6, 1948 falls under the Deer.
Birthstone: A person during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
Birth flower (June): The Rose and the Honeysuckle.

Kids TV shows on June 6, 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 June 6, 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 June 6, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 6.

Diego Velazquez

Painter Deceased
Born on June 6, 1599
He was not alive on this date.

Carole Baskin

Animal rights activist
Born on June 6, 1961
She was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Max Casella

Actor
Born on June 6, 1967
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Paul Giamatti

Actor
Born on June 6, 1967
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Judith Barsi

Child actress Deceased
Born on June 6, 1978
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

nigahiga

Youtube personality
Born on June 6, 1990
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

DeAndre Hopkins

NFL player
Born on June 6, 1992
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on June 6, 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 June 6, 1948 was most likely conceived around September 14, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 6, 1948 is close to February 27, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about June 6, 1948:

27,708 days have passed since this date.
3,958 weeks have passed.
2,393,971,200 seconds have passed since June 6, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,792,966,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,235,289,139,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,995,200 times.
You have taken approximately 205,881,523 steps. That's roughly 91,503 miles.
28,727,654 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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