March 2, 1948

March 2, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 76 years, 9 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date was 28,051 days ago. Approximately 935 months have passed. It was the 62nd day of 1948, in week 10. 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 March 2, 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 9.
Native American Zodiac: March 2, 1948 falls under the Wolf.
Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 2, 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 March 2, 1948.

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Kids TV shows on March 2, 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 March 2, 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 March 2, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 2.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet leader Deceased
Born on March 2, 1931
He turned 17 on this day in 1948.

Karen Carpenter

Singer Deceased
Born on March 2, 1950
She was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Scott La Rock

Hip-Hop DJ Deceased
Born on March 2, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Jon Bon Jovi

Singer
Born on March 2, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Daniel Craig

Actor
Born on March 2, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Method Man

Rapper
Born on March 2, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Chris Martin

Singer
Born on March 2, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Lance Cade

Wrestler Deceased
Born on March 2, 1981
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Robert Iler

Actor
Born on March 2, 1985
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Savannah LaBrant

Internet personality
Born on March 2, 1993
She was born exactly 45 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on March 2, 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 March 2, 1948 was most likely conceived around June 10, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 2, 1948 is close to November 23, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 2, 1948:

28,051 days have passed since this date.
4,007 weeks have passed.
2,423,606,400 seconds have passed since March 2, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,827,540,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,250,580,902,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,934,400 times.
You have taken approximately 208,430,150 steps. That's roughly 92,636 miles.
29,083,277 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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