February 27, 1948

February 27, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years, 8 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date occurred 28,021 days ago. Approximately 934 months have passed. It was the 58th day of 1948, in week 09. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on February 27, 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. 311 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on February 27, 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 33.
Native American Zodiac: February 27, 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 27, 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 27, 1948.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

View Personality Summary

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around February 27, 1948.

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

Cartoons and children's TV shows in February 1948

If you were a kid on February 27, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 27, 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 27, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 27.

Elizabeth Taylor

Actress Deceased
Born on February 27, 1932
She turned 16 on this day in 1948.

Rozonda Thomas

TLC member
Born on February 27, 1971
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Peter Andre

Singer
Born on February 27, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Nathan Henry

Geordie Shore
Born on February 27, 1991
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on February 27, 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 27, 1948 was most likely conceived around June 6, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 27, 1948 is close to November 19, 1948.

Submit a comment

Have something to say about this date? Was it your birthday? Or perhaps you have a memory of it?

Your name

Write something about this date

All comments are moderated. Our system may automatically edit comments to correct misspellings and grammar. We may also remove or redact personal information.

How old was I?

Find out what your age was on February 27, 1948, by entering your date of birth below.
This information is not sent to our server.

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 27, 1948:

28,021 days have passed since this date.
4,003 weeks have passed.
2,421,014,400 seconds have passed since February 27, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,824,516,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,249,243,430,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,502,400 times.
You have taken approximately 208,207,238 steps. That's roughly 92,537 miles.
29,052,173 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
How many years ago was 1948?

Search

It looks like you have reached the end. Try searching for another date.

Random dates

Check out some of these random dates.