January 3rd, 1948

January 3rd, 1948, fell on a Saturday. It was day 3 of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

73 years, 3 months and 18 days have passed since January 3rd, 1948.

Basic Facts

Basic facts and information about this date:

This date fell on a weekend.
73 years, 3 months and 18 days have passed since January 3rd, 1948.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 01 of 1948.
Leap Year: 1948 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Age: Anyone born on January 3rd, 1948, will be 73 years of age.
People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Around This Time...

Notable events that occurred around January 3rd, 1948:

January 30th, 1948: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi, India.

Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 3rd, 1948, will have the star sign Capricorn.
However, if you are going by the new star sign system (2020), then the sign for this date is actually Sagittarius.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
Native American Zodiac: January 3rd, 1948 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.

1948 - Kid's TV

Children's and Teen TV shows that would have been airing on this date in 1948.

Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures and noteable people who were born on the 3rd of January:

January 3rd, 1892: J. R. R. Tolkien: Author.
January 3rd, 1952: Jim Ross: WWE commentator.
January 3rd, 1956: Mel Gibson: Actor.
January 3rd, 1969: Michael Schumacher: Formula One driver.
January 3rd, 1988: Jonny Evans: Soccer play.
January 3rd, 2003: Greta Thunberg: Environmental activist.

US President

Who was the US President on January 3rd, 1948?

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States.

UK Prime Minister

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on January 3rd, 1948?

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Who was the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland on this date?

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

A baby that was born on January 3rd, 1948 was probably conceived around the 26th of March, 1947. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 3rd, 1948 is the 12th of October, 1948. (Rough Estimate).

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Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about January 3rd, 1948.

26,773 days have passed since this date.
2,313,183,600 seconds have passed since the January 3rd, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,698,714,200 times.
Since January 3rd, 1948, earth has travelled approximately 1,193,602,737,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 385,530,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 198,933,790 steps. That's about 88,415 miles!
Since this date, 27,758,203 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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