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January 4th, 1948

January 4th, 1948, was a Sunday. It was Day 4 of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

75 years and 5 months have passed since January 4th, 1948.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Birthdays

Born on January 4th, 1948.

People who were born on this exact date.

News

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 4th, 1948.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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.

Information

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

  • This date fell on a weekend.
  • 75 years and 5 months have passed since January 4th, 1948.
  • Week Number: This date occurred during Week 1 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: People born on January 4th, 1948, are now 75 years old.
  • Generation: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 4th, 1948.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Events

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to January 4th, 1948.

Zodiac info

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 4th, 1948, will have the star sign Capricorn.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 4th, 1948 falls under the Goose.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
  • Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.
Children TV shows

Kids' TV shows on January 4th, 1948.

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1948.

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes

Toys

Popular toys and games in 1948.

Toys and games that were popular on this date in 1948.

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on this date?

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 January 4th, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays.

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 4th.

Sir Isaac Newton

Scientist. Deceased
Born on January 4th, 1643
He was not alive on this date.

Chris Kanyon

Professional wrestler. Deceased
Born on January 4th, 1970
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Toni Kroos

Soccer player.
Born on January 4th, 1990
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Derrick Henry

NFL player.
Born on January 4th, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

USA

US President.

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 4th, 1948.

UK

UK Prime Minister.

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach.

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on January 4th, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 13th, 1947.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 4th, 1948 is close to September 26th, 1948.

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Stats for January 4th, 1948

Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 4th, 1948.

  • A total of 27,546 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,935 weeks have passed.
  • 2,379,970,800 seconds have passed since the January 4th, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,776,632,600 times.
  • Since January 4th, 1948, the Earth has travelled approximately 1,228,064,932,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,661,800 times.
  • If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 204,677,489 steps. That's about 90,968 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,559,650 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
  • How many years ago was 1948?

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