September 9, 1948

September 9, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 7 months, and 10 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,616 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 253rd day of 1948, in week 37. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on September 9, 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. The Earth has experienced 307 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 9, 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 September 9, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around September 9, 1948.

August 16, 1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth dies from cancer at the age of 53.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 9, 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 4.
Native American Zodiac: September 9, 1948 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Television shows in September 1948

The following TV shows were popular in September 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in September 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 September 9, 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 September 9, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 9.

Frank Lucas

Drug trafficker Deceased
Born on September 9, 1930
He turned 18 on this day in 1948.

Otis Redding

Singer Deceased
Born on September 9, 1941
He turned 7 on this day in 1948.

Hugh Grant

Actor
Born on September 9, 1960
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Adam Sandler

Actor
Born on September 9, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Michael Buble

Singer
Born on September 9, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Soulja Slim

Rapper Deceased
Born on September 9, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Michelle Williams

Actress
Born on September 9, 1980
She was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Luka Modrić

Soccer player
Born on September 9, 1985
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

José Aldo

UFC fighter
Born on September 9, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 9, 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 September 9, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 18, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 9, 1948 is close to June 2, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 9, 1948:

27,616 days have passed since this date.
3,945 weeks have passed.
2,386,022,400 seconds have passed since September 9, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,783,692,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,231,187,558,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,670,400 times.
You have taken approximately 205,197,926 steps. That's roughly 91,199 miles.
28,632,269 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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