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March 8, 1948

March 8, 1948, was a Monday. It was the 68th day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

76 years and 21 days have passed since March 8, 1948.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date was 27,780 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 68th day of 1948, in week 11. 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 309 seasons of weather since then.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 8, 1948.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 8, 1948.

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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 8, 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: March 8, 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.
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on March 8, 1948

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1948:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1948

Toys and games that were popular in 1948:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on March 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 March 8, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

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

Freddie Prinze, Jr

Freddie Prinze, Jr

Actor
Born on March 8, 1976
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

Actor
Born on March 8, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Kat Von D

Kat Von D

Tattoo artist
Born on March 8, 1982
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on March 8, 1948.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on March 8, 1948 was most likely conceived around June 16, 1947.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 8, 1948 is close to November 29, 1948.

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Stats for March 8, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 8, 1948:

  • 27,780 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,968 weeks have passed.
  • 2,400,192,000 seconds have passed since March 8, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,800,224,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,238,499,072,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,032,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 206,416,512 steps. That's roughly 91,741 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,802,304 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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