November 26, 1948

November 26, 1948, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 4 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,539 days ago. Approximately 918 months have passed. It was the 331st day of 1948, in week 48. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1949 was just 35 days away. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 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 November 26, 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 26, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 26, 1948, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: November 26, 1948 falls under the Owl.
Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

TV shows in 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on November 26, 1948

If you were a kid on November 26, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games 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 November 26, 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 26, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on November 26.

Tina Turner

Singer Deceased
Born on November 26, 1939
She turned 9 on this day in 1948.

Natasha Bedingfield

Singer
Born on November 26, 1981
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Rita Ora

Singer
Born on November 26, 1990
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on November 26:

Black Friday (USA)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on November 26, 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 26, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 5, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 26, 1948 is close to August 19, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 26, 1948:

27,539 days have passed since this date.
3,934 weeks have passed.
2,379,366,000 seconds have passed since November 26, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,775,927,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,227,752,856,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,561,000 times.
You have taken approximately 204,625,476 steps. That's roughly 90,945 miles.
28,552,392 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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