August 21, 1948

August 21, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 75 years, 8 months, and 2 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,639 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 234th day of 1948, in week 34. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 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. 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 21, 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 21, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 21, 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 21, 1948

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 21, 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 33.
Native American Zodiac: August 21, 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 in August 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

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

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Wilt Chamberlain

Basketball player Deceased
Born on August 21, 1936
He turned 12 on this day in 1948.

Kenny Rogers

Singer Deceased
Born on August 21, 1938
He turned 10 on this day in 1948.

Stretch

Rapper Deceased
Born on August 21, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Kiami Davael

Actress
Born on August 21, 1986
She was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Usain Bolt

Sprinter
Born on August 21, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Robert Lewandowski

Soccer player
Born on August 21, 1988
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Hayden Panettiere

Actress
Born on August 21, 1989
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 21, 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 21, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 29, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 21, 1948 is close to May 14, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 21, 1948:

27,639 days have passed since this date.
3,948 weeks have passed.
2,388,009,600 seconds have passed since August 21, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,786,011,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,232,212,953,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,001,600 times.
You have taken approximately 205,368,826 steps. That's roughly 91,275 miles.
28,656,115 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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