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August 15, 1948

August 15, 1948, was a Sunday. It was the 228th day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

75 years, 7 months, and 14 days have passed since August 15, 1948.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,620 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 228th day of 1948, in week 33. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 15, 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. We have gone through approximately 307 seasons of weather since this date.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 15, 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 August 15, 1948.

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 15, 1948.

  • August 9, 1948: Fashion designer Hugo Boss dies from a tooth abscess at the age of 63.
  • This date: August 15, 1948
  • August 16, 1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth dies from cancer at the age of 53.
Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 15, 1948, will have the star sign Leo.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • 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: August 15, 1948 falls under the Salmon.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
  • Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.
Television shows

TV series on August 15, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on August 15, 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 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

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 15, 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 August 15, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 15.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Emperor of France Deceased
Born on August 15, 1769
He was not alive on this date.

Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela

Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela

Colombian drug lord
Born on August 15, 1943
He turned 5 on this day in 1948.

Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates

Philanthropist
Born on August 15, 1964
She was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Mikey Graham

Mikey Graham

Boyzone
Born on August 15, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Actor
Born on August 15, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Agnieszka Kotlarska

Agnieszka Kotlarska

Polish fashion model Deceased
Born on August 15, 1972
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle

Rapper Deceased
Born on August 15, 1985
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Joe Jonas

Joe Jonas

Singer
Born on August 15, 1989
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence

Actress
Born on August 15, 1990
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 15:

  • Assumption of Mary to Heaven / Assumption Day
USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 15, 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 August 15, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 23, 1947.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 15, 1948 is close to May 8, 1949.

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Stats for August 15, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 15, 1948:

  • 27,620 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,945 weeks have passed.
  • 2,386,371,600 seconds have passed since August 15, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,784,100,200 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,231,367,745,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,728,600 times.
  • You have taken approximately 205,227,958 steps. That's roughly 91,212 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,636,459 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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