January 26, 1948

January 26, 1948, was a Monday. It was 76 years, 10 months, and 27 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date was 28,090 days ago. Approximately 936 months have passed. It was the 26th day of 1948, in week 05. 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. 312 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 26, 1948, will have the star sign Aquarius.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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 26, 1948 falls under the Otter.
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 26, 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 26, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to January 26, 1948.

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

Kids TV shows on January 26, 1948

If you were a kid on January 26, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1948

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 26, 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 26, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 26.

Ellen DeGeneres

Television host
Born on January 26, 1958
She was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Wayne Gretzky

Hockey player
Born on January 26, 1961
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Jose Mourinho

Soccer manager
Born on January 26, 1963
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Dorian Gregory

Actor
Born on January 26, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Brendan Rodgers

Soccer manager
Born on January 26, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Sasha Banks

Wrestler
Born on January 26, 1992
She was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on January 26:

Australia Day

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 26, 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 26, 1948 was most likely conceived around May 5, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 26, 1948 is close to October 18, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 26, 1948:

28,090 days have passed since this date.
4,012 weeks have passed.
2,426,976,000 seconds have passed since January 26, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,831,472,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,252,319,616,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,496,000 times.
You have taken approximately 208,719,936 steps. That's roughly 92,764 miles.
29,123,712 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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