October 17, 1948

October 17, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 5 months, and 30 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 27,575 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 291st day of 1948, in week 42. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 17, 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 306 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 17, 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 October 17, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 17, 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: October 17, 1948 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

TV series on October 17, 1948

People in October 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in October 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 October 17, 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 October 17, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.

Evel Knievel

Stunt performer Deceased
Born on October 17, 1938
He turned 10 on this day in 1948.

Norm Macdonald

Comedian Deceased
Born on October 17, 1959
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Ziggy Marley

Musician
Born on October 17, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Wyclef Jean

Singer
Born on October 17, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Nancy Sullivan

Actress
Born on October 17, 1969
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Chris Kirkpatrick

NSYNC
Born on October 17, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Eminem

Rap singer
Born on October 17, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Simon Harris

Irish politician
Born on October 17, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Charles Oliveira

Brazilian MMA fighter
Born on October 17, 1989
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 17, 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 October 17, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 25, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 17, 1948 is close to July 10, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 17, 1948:

27,575 days have passed since this date.
3,939 weeks have passed.
2,382,480,000 seconds have passed since October 17, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,779,560,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,359,680,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,080,000 times.
You have taken approximately 204,893,280 steps. That's roughly 91,064 miles.
28,589,760 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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