January 17, 1948

January 17, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 76 years, 11 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 28,099 days ago. Approximately 937 months have passed. It was the 17th day of 1948, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 17, 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 17, 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 4.
Native American Zodiac: January 17, 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 17, 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 17, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 17, 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 17, 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 17, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 17.

Al Capone

Gangster Deceased
Born on January 17, 1899
He was not alive on this date.

Betty White

Actress Deceased
Born on January 17, 1922
She turned 26 on this day in 1948.

Muhammad Ali

Boxer Deceased
Born on January 17, 1942
He turned 6 on this day in 1948.

Andy Kaufman

Comedian Deceased
Born on January 17, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Mick Taylor

Musician
Born on January 17, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Jim Carrey

Actor
Born on January 17, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Michelle Obama

First Lady
Born on January 17, 1964
She was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Zooey Deschanel

Actress
Born on January 17, 1980
She was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Calvin Harris

DJ
Born on January 17, 1984
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Marnie Simpson

English TV personality
Born on January 17, 1992
She was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Maxwell Frost

US politician
Born on January 17, 1997
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

Jake Paul

Youtuber
Born on January 17, 1997
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 17, 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 17, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 26, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 17, 1948 is close to October 9, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 17, 1948:

28,099 days have passed since this date.
4,014 weeks have passed.
2,427,753,600 seconds have passed since January 17, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,832,379,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,252,720,857,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,625,600 times.
You have taken approximately 208,786,810 steps. That's roughly 92,794 miles.
29,133,043 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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