October 25, 1948

October 25, 1948, was a Monday. It was 75 years, 5 months, and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 27,570 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 299th day of 1948, in week 44. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 25, 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 25, 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 25, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 25, 1948, will have the star sign Scorpio.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
Native American Zodiac: October 25, 1948 falls under the Snake.
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

In October 1948, TV audiences were watching the following 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 25, 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 25, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 25.

Pablo Picasso

Spanish artist Deceased
Born on October 25, 1881
He turned 67 on this day in 1948.

Lamont Bentley

Actor Deceased
Born on October 25, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Katy Perry

Pop singer
Born on October 25, 1984
She was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Ciara

Singer
Born on October 25, 1985
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Sophie Gradon

Love Island contestant Deceased
Born on October 25, 1985
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on October 25:

October Bank Holiday (Ireland)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 25, 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 25, 1948 was most likely conceived around February 2, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 25, 1948 is close to July 18, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 25, 1948:

27,570 days have passed since this date.
3,938 weeks have passed.
2,382,048,000 seconds have passed since October 25, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,779,056,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,136,768,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,008,000 times.
You have taken approximately 204,856,128 steps. That's roughly 91,047 miles.
28,584,576 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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