January 13, 1948

January 13, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 76 years, 10 months, and 2 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 28,066 days ago. Approximately 936 months have passed. It was the 13th day of 1948, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 13, 1948, are now 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 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 13, 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 13, 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 13, 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 13, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 13, 1948.

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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1948

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 13, 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 13, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 13.

Janet Hubert

Actress
Born on January 13, 1956
She was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Big Black

TV personality Deceased
Born on January 13, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Orlando Bloom

Actor
Born on January 13, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Shad Gaspard

Wrestler Deceased
Born on January 13, 1981
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Natalia Dyer

Actress
Born on January 13, 1995
She was born exactly 47 years after this date.

Jimmy Wopo

Rapper Deceased
Born on January 13, 1997
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 13, 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 13, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 22, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 13, 1948 is close to October 5, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 13, 1948:

28,066 days have passed since this date.
4,009 weeks have passed.
2,424,902,400 seconds have passed since January 13, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,829,052,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,251,249,638,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,150,400 times.
You have taken approximately 208,541,606 steps. That's roughly 92,685 miles.
29,098,829 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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