November 15, 1948

November 15, 1948, was a Monday. It was 75 years, 5 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 27,549 days ago. Approximately 918 months have passed. It was the 320th day of 1948, in week 47. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on November 15, 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 November 15, 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 November 15, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 15, 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: November 15, 1948 falls under the Snake.
Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

TV series on November 15, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on November 15, 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in November 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 November 15, 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 November 15, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on November 15.

Erwin Rommel

German Field Marshal Deceased
Born on November 15, 1891
He was not alive on this date.

Sam Waterston

Actor
Born on November 15, 1940
He turned 8 on this day in 1948.

Randy Savage

Wrestler Deceased
Born on November 15, 1952
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

ODB

Rapper Deceased
Born on November 15, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Big Hawk

Rapper Deceased
Born on November 15, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Paulo Dybala

Soccer player
Born on November 15, 1993
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Antoine Dupont

Rugby player
Born on November 15, 1996
He was born exactly 48 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on November 15, 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 November 15, 1948 was most likely conceived around February 23, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 15, 1948 is close to August 8, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 15, 1948:

27,549 days have passed since this date.
3,935 weeks have passed.
2,380,230,000 seconds have passed since November 15, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,776,935,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,228,198,680,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,705,000 times.
You have taken approximately 204,699,780 steps. That's roughly 90,978 miles.
28,562,760 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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