July 5, 1948

July 5, 1948, was a Monday. It was 75 years, 9 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date occurred 27,679 days ago. Approximately 923 months have passed. It was the 187th day of 1948, in week 28. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on July 5, 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. 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 July 5, 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 July 5, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 5, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: July 5, 1948 falls under the Woodpecker.
Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

Television shows in July 1948

Television shows that people were watching in July 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in July 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 July 5, 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 July 5, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 5.

Don Stark

Actor
Born on July 5, 1954
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Dorien Wilson

Actor
Born on July 5, 1963
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Edie Falco

Actress
Born on July 5, 1963
She was born exactly 15 years after this date.

RZA

Wu-Tang Clan member
Born on July 5, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Shane Filan

Westlife
Born on July 5, 1979
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Pauly D

Television personality
Born on July 5, 1980
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 5, 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 July 5, 1948 was most likely conceived around October 13, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 5, 1948 is close to March 28, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 5, 1948:

27,679 days have passed since this date.
3,954 weeks have passed.
2,391,465,600 seconds have passed since July 5, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,790,043,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,233,996,249,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,577,600 times.
You have taken approximately 205,666,042 steps. That's roughly 91,407 miles.
28,697,587 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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