February 6, 1948

February 6, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years, 9 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date was 28,049 days ago. Approximately 935 months have passed. It was the 37th day of 1948, in week 06. 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 February 6, 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 3.
Native American Zodiac: February 6, 1948 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: A person during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
Birth flower (February): The Violet and the Primrose.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to February 6, 1948.

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

Kids TV shows on February 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 February 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 February 6, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Babe Ruth

Baseball player Deceased
Born on February 6, 1895
He turned 53 on this day in 1948.

Ramon Novarro

Actor Deceased
Born on February 6, 1899
He turned 49 on this day in 1948.

Ronald Reagan

US President Deceased
Born on February 6, 1911
He turned 37 on this day in 1948.

Bob Marley

Reggae singer Deceased
Born on February 6, 1945
He turned 3 on this day in 1948.

Axl Rose

Musician
Born on February 6, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Rick Astley

Singer
Born on February 6, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Brian Stepanek

Actor
Born on February 6, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Kris Humphries

Basketball player
Born on February 6, 1985
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Charlie Heaton

Actor
Born on February 6, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on February 6:

Waitangi Day (New Zealand)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on February 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 February 6, 1948 was most likely conceived around May 16, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 6, 1948 is close to October 29, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 6, 1948:

28,049 days have passed since this date.
4,007 weeks have passed.
2,423,433,600 seconds have passed since February 6, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,827,339,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,250,491,737,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,905,600 times.
You have taken approximately 208,415,290 steps. That's roughly 92,629 miles.
29,081,203 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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