August 19, 1948

August 19, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 8 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,643 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 232nd day of 1948, in week 34. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 19, 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, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 19, 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 August 19, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 19, 1948.

August 9, 1948: Fashion designer Hugo Boss dies from a tooth abscess at the age of 63.
August 16, 1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth dies from cancer at the age of 53.
This date: August 19, 1948

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 19, 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 4.
Native American Zodiac: August 19, 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.

TV series on August 19, 1948

People in August 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 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 August 19, 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 19, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 19.

Coco Chanel

Fashion designer Deceased
Born on August 19, 1883
She turned 65 on this day in 1948.

Bill Clinton

US President
Born on August 19, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Nate Dogg

Singer and rapper Deceased
Born on August 19, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Matthew Perry

Actor Deceased
Born on August 19, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Reeva Steenkamp

South African model Deceased
Born on August 19, 1983
She was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Brighton Sharbino

Actress
Born on August 19, 2002
She was born exactly 54 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 19, 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 August 19, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 27, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 19, 1948 is close to May 12, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 19, 1948:

27,643 days have passed since this date.
3,949 weeks have passed.
2,388,355,200 seconds have passed since August 19, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,786,414,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,232,391,283,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,059,200 times.
You have taken approximately 205,398,547 steps. That's roughly 91,288 miles.
28,660,262 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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