February 8, 1948

February 8, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 76 years, 9 months, and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date was 28,040 days ago. Approximately 935 months have passed. It was the 39th 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 8, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: February 8, 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 8, 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 8, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to February 8, 1948.

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

Kids TV shows on February 8, 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 8, 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 8, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 8.

James Dean

Actor Deceased
Born on February 8, 1931
He turned 17 on this day in 1948.

Mary Steenburgen

Actress
Born on February 8, 1953
She was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Gary Coleman

Actor Deceased
Born on February 8, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

The Big Show

Wrestler
Born on February 8, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Kimbo Slice

MMA fighter Deceased
Born on February 8, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Seth Green

Actor
Born on February 8, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Danny Tamberelli

Actor
Born on February 8, 1982
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Bella Poarch

Internet personality
Born on February 8, 1997
She was born exactly 49 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on February 8, 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 8, 1948 was most likely conceived around May 18, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 8, 1948 is close to October 31, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 8, 1948:

28,040 days have passed since this date.
4,005 weeks have passed.
2,422,656,000 seconds have passed since February 8, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,826,432,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,250,090,496,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,776,000 times.
You have taken approximately 208,348,416 steps. That's roughly 92,599 miles.
29,071,872 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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