September 19, 1948

September 19, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 27 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,603 days ago. Approximately 920 months have passed. It was the 263rd day of 1948, in week 38. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on September 19, 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. We have gone through approximately 307 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 19, 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 19, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 19, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: September 19, 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.

TV series on September 19, 1948

People in September 1948 were watching the following TV series:

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 19, 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 19, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 19.

Adam West

Actor Deceased
Born on September 19, 1928
He turned 20 on this day in 1948.

Jimmy Fallon

Television host
Born on September 19, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Stephon Gilmore

NFL player
Born on September 19, 1990
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 19, 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 19, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 28, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 19, 1948 is close to June 12, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 19, 1948:

27,603 days have passed since this date.
3,943 weeks have passed.
2,384,899,200 seconds have passed since September 19, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,782,382,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,230,607,987,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,483,200 times.
You have taken approximately 205,101,331 steps. That's roughly 91,156 miles.
28,618,790 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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