August 20, 1948

August 20, 1948, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 7 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Born on August 20, 1948

People who were born on this exact date:

Robert Plant: Musician

Facts

This date was 27,635 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 233rd day of 1948, in week 34. 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. 307 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 20, 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 20, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 20, 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 20, 1948

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 20, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: August 20, 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 20, 1948

People in August 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 20, 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 August 20, 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 20, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 20.

Ron Paul

US politician
Born on August 20, 1935
He turned 13 on this day in 1948.

Slobodan Milošević

Yugoslav and Serbian politician Deceased
Born on August 20, 1941
He turned 7 on this day in 1948.

Phil Lynott

Irish musician Deceased
Born on August 20, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Dimebag Darrell

Musician Deceased
Born on August 20, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Fred Durst

Singer
Born on August 20, 1970
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Demi Lovato

Singer
Born on August 20, 1992
She was born exactly 44 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 20, 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 20, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 28, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 20, 1948 is close to May 13, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 20, 1948:

27,635 days have passed since this date.
3,947 weeks have passed.
2,387,664,000 seconds have passed since August 20, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,785,608,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,232,034,624,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,944,000 times.
You have taken approximately 205,339,104 steps. That's roughly 91,262 miles.
28,651,968 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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