August 23, 1948

August 23, 1948, was a Monday. It was 75 years, 7 months, and 26 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,632 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 236th day of 1948, in week 35. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 23, 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 23, 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 23, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 23, 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 23, 1948

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 23, 1948, will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
Native American Zodiac: August 23, 1948 falls under the Bear.
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

In August 1948, TV audiences were watching the following 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 23, 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 23, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 23.

Henry Lee Lucas

American serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1936
He turned 12 on this day in 1948.

Rodney Alcala

Serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1943
He turned 5 on this day in 1948.

Keith Moon

Drummer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1946
He turned 2 on this day in 1948.

River Phoenix

Actor Deceased
Born on August 23, 1970
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Kobe Bryant

Basketball player Deceased
Born on August 23, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

August Ames

Adult actress Deceased
Born on August 23, 1994
She was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Lil Yachty

Rapper
Born on August 23, 1997
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 23, 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 23, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 1, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 23, 1948 is close to May 16, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 23, 1948:

27,632 days have passed since this date.
3,947 weeks have passed.
2,387,404,800 seconds have passed since August 23, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,785,305,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,231,900,876,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,900,800 times.
You have taken approximately 205,316,813 steps. That's roughly 91,252 miles.
28,648,858 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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