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June 21, 1948

June 21, 1948, was a Monday. It was the 173rd day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

75 years, 9 months, and 8 days have passed since June 21, 1948.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date occurred 27,675 days ago. Approximately 923 months have passed. It was the 173rd day of 1948, in week 26. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on June 21, 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on June 21, 1948.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 21, 1948.

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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on June 21, 1948, will have the star sign Cancer.
  • Zodiac Element: Water.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
  • Native American Zodiac: June 21, 1948 falls under the Woodpecker.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
  • Birth flower (June): The Rose and the Honeysuckle.
Television shows

Television shows in June 1948

People in June 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in June 1948

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1948

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on June 21, 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 21, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 21.

Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto

Pakistan Prime Minister Deceased
Born on June 21, 1953
She was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Doug Savant

Doug Savant

Actor
Born on June 21, 1964
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Lloyd Avery II

Lloyd Avery II

Actor Deceased
Born on June 21, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Prince William

Prince William

Duke of Cambridge
Born on June 21, 1982
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden

American whistleblower
Born on June 21, 1983
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey

Singer
Born on June 21, 1985
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Cheick Tioté

Cheick Tioté

Ivorian footballer Deceased
Born on June 21, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Rebecca Black

Rebecca Black

Singer
Born on June 21, 1997
She was born exactly 49 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on June 21, 1948.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on June 21, 1948 was most likely conceived around September 29, 1947.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 21, 1948 is close to March 14, 1949.

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Stats for June 21, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about June 21, 1948:

  • 27,675 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,953 weeks have passed.
  • 2,391,123,600 seconds have passed since June 21, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,789,644,200 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,233,819,777,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,520,600 times.
  • You have taken approximately 205,636,630 steps. That's roughly 91,394 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,693,483 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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