February 23, 1948

February 23, 1948, was a Monday. It was 76 years, 9 months, and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date occurred 28,059 days ago. Approximately 935 months have passed. It was the 54th day of 1948, in week 09. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on February 23, 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. 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 February 23, 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 11.
Native American Zodiac: February 23, 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 23, 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 23, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around February 23, 1948.

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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in February 1948

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys 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 23, 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 23, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 23.

Emily Blunt

Actress
Born on February 23, 1983
She was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Aziz Ansari

Actor
Born on February 23, 1983
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Dakota Fanning

Actress
Born on February 23, 1994
She was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on February 23:

Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russia)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on February 23, 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 23, 1948 was most likely conceived around June 2, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 23, 1948 is close to November 15, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 23, 1948:

28,059 days have passed since this date.
4,008 weeks have passed.
2,424,297,600 seconds have passed since February 23, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,828,347,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,250,937,561,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,049,600 times.
You have taken approximately 208,489,594 steps. That's roughly 92,662 miles.
29,091,571 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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