January 6, 1948

January 6, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 76 years, 10 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 28,079 days ago. Approximately 936 months have passed. It was the 6th day of 1948, in week 02. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. The Earth has experienced 312 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 6, 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 11.
Native American Zodiac: January 6, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 6, 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 January 6, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to January 6, 1948.

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

Kids TV shows on January 6, 1948

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1948

Toys and games that were popular in 1948:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 6, 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 January 6, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 6.

Malcolm Young

Guitarist Deceased
Born on January 6, 1953
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Rowan Atkinson

Actor
Born on January 6, 1955
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Denise Borino-Quinn

Actress Deceased
Born on January 6, 1964
She was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Anthony Scaramucci

American financier
Born on January 6, 1964
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Eric Trump

American businessman
Born on January 6, 1984
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Irina Shayk

Model
Born on January 6, 1986
She was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Andy Carroll

Soccer player
Born on January 6, 1989
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 6, 1948.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera 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 January 6, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 15, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 6, 1948 is close to September 28, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 6, 1948:

28,079 days have passed since this date.
4,011 weeks have passed.
2,426,025,600 seconds have passed since January 6, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,830,363,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,251,829,209,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,337,600 times.
You have taken approximately 208,638,202 steps. That's roughly 92,728 miles.
29,112,307 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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