August 27, 1948

August 27, 1948, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 7 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,634 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 240th day of 1948, in week 35. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 27, 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 27, 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 27, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 27, 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 27, 1948

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 27, 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 3.
Native American Zodiac: August 27, 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

If you were a kid on August 27, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 27, 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 27, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 27.

Ed Gein

Murderer Deceased
Born on August 27, 1906
He turned 42 on this day in 1948.

Lyndon B. Johnson

US President Deceased
Born on August 27, 1908
He turned 40 on this day in 1948.

Paul Reubens

Actor Deceased
Born on August 27, 1952
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

The Great Khali

Wrestler
Born on August 27, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Sarah Chalke

Actress
Born on August 27, 1976
She was born exactly 28 years after this date.

RonReaco Lee

Actor
Born on August 27, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Aaron Paul

Actor
Born on August 27, 1979
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Mario

Singer
Born on August 27, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Alexa Vega

Actress
Born on August 27, 1988
She was born exactly 40 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 27, 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 27, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 5, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 27, 1948 is close to May 20, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 27, 1948:

27,634 days have passed since this date.
3,947 weeks have passed.
2,387,577,600 seconds have passed since August 27, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,785,507,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,231,990,041,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,929,600 times.
You have taken approximately 205,331,674 steps. That's roughly 91,259 miles.
28,650,931 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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