January 10, 1948

January 10, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 76 years, 10 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 28,068 days ago. Approximately 936 months have passed. It was the 10th 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. We have gone through approximately 312 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 10, 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 6.
Native American Zodiac: January 10, 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 10, 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 10, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to January 10, 1948.

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

Kids TV shows on January 10, 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 10, 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 10, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 10.

Grigori Rasputin

Historical figure Deceased
Born on January 10, 1869
He was not alive on this date.

Sal Mineo

Actor Deceased
Born on January 10, 1939
He turned 9 on this day in 1948.

Rod Stewart

Singer
Born on January 10, 1945
He turned 3 on this day in 1948.

George Foreman

Boxer
Born on January 10, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Grand Master Sexay

Wrestler Deceased
Born on January 10, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Jared Kushner

American businessman
Born on January 10, 1981
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Shanann Watts

Murder victim Deceased
Born on January 10, 1984
She was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Mason Mount

Soccer player
Born on January 10, 1999
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 10, 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 10, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 19, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 10, 1948 is close to October 2, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 10, 1948:

28,068 days have passed since this date.
4,009 weeks have passed.
2,425,075,200 seconds have passed since January 10, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,829,254,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,251,338,803,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,179,200 times.
You have taken approximately 208,556,467 steps. That's roughly 92,692 miles.
29,100,902 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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