September 27, 1948

September 27, 1948, was a Monday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 27,598 days ago. Approximately 920 months have passed. It was the 271st day of 1948, in week 40. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on September 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 September 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 September 27, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 27, 1948, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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 27, 1948 falls under the Raven.
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

In September 1948, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in September 1948

If you were a kid on September 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 September 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 September 27, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Meat Loaf

Singer Deceased
Born on September 27, 1947
He turned 1 on this day in 1948.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Actress
Born on September 27, 1972
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Michael C. Maronna

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

Lil Wayne

Rapper
Born on September 27, 1982
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Avril Lavigne

Singer
Born on September 27, 1984
She was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Jenna Ortega

Actress
Born on September 27, 2002
She was born exactly 54 years after this date.

US President

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

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 27, 1948:

27,598 days have passed since this date.
3,942 weeks have passed.
2,384,467,200 seconds have passed since September 27, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,781,878,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,230,385,075,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,411,200 times.
You have taken approximately 205,064,179 steps. That's roughly 91,140 miles.
28,613,606 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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