October 21, 1948

October 21, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 27,579 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 295th day of 1948, in week 43. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 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. 306 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 October 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 October 21, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 21, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: October 21, 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.

Television shows in October 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

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 October 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 October 21, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Judge Judy

Judge / TV personality
Born on October 21, 1942
She turned 6 on this day in 1948.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister
Born on October 21, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Carrie Fisher

Actress Deceased
Born on October 21, 1956
She was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Kim Kardashian

Television personality
Born on October 21, 1980
She was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Doja Cat

Rapper and singer
Born on October 21, 1995
She was born exactly 47 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 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 October 21, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 29, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 21, 1948 is close to July 14, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 21, 1948:

27,579 days have passed since this date.
3,939 weeks have passed.
2,382,825,600 seconds have passed since October 21, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,779,963,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,538,009,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,137,600 times.
You have taken approximately 204,923,002 steps. That's roughly 91,077 miles.
28,593,907 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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