February 22, 1948

February 22, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 76 years, 8 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date was 28,026 days ago. Approximately 934 months have passed. It was the 53rd day of 1948, in week 08. 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. 311 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 February 22, 1948, will have the star sign Pisces.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
Native American Zodiac: February 22, 1948 falls under the Wolf.
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 22, 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 22, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to February 22, 1948.

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

Kids TV shows on February 22, 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

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 February 22, 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 22, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 22.

George Washington

US President Deceased
Born on February 22, 1732
He was not alive on this date.

Robert Kardashian

Attorney Deceased
Born on February 22, 1944
He turned 4 on this day in 1948.

Steve Irwin

Wildlife expert Deceased
Born on February 22, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

James Blunt

Singer
Born on February 22, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Drew Barrymore

Actress
Born on February 22, 1975
She was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Jenny Frost

Atomic Kitten
Born on February 22, 1978
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on February 22, 1948.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello 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 22, 1948 was most likely conceived around June 1, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 22, 1948 is close to November 14, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 22, 1948:

28,026 days have passed since this date.
4,003 weeks have passed.
2,421,446,400 seconds have passed since February 22, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,825,020,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,249,466,342,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,574,400 times.
You have taken approximately 208,244,390 steps. That's roughly 92,553 miles.
29,057,357 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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