September 21, 1948

September 21, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,604 days ago. Approximately 920 months have passed. It was the 265th day of 1948, in week 39. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on September 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 September 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 September 21, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 21, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: September 21, 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

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

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 September 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 September 21, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Stephen King

Author
Born on September 21, 1947
He turned 1 on this day in 1948.

Bill Murray

Actor
Born on September 21, 1950
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Billy Porter

Actor
Born on September 21, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Alfonso Ribeiro

Actor
Born on September 21, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Liam Gallagher

Singer
Born on September 21, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Nicole Richie

TV personality
Born on September 21, 1981
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Jason Derulo

Singer
Born on September 21, 1989
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Allison Scagliotti

Actress
Born on September 21, 1990
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 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 September 21, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 30, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 21, 1948 is close to June 14, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 21, 1948:

27,604 days have passed since this date.
3,943 weeks have passed.
2,384,985,600 seconds have passed since September 21, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,782,483,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,230,652,569,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,497,600 times.
You have taken approximately 205,108,762 steps. That's roughly 91,159 miles.
28,619,827 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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