March 17, 1948

March 17, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 76 years, 7 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Facts

This date occurred 28,002 days ago. Approximately 933 months have passed. It was the 77th day of 1948, in week 12. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on March 17, 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. We have gone through approximately 311 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 1948.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in March 1948

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on March 17, 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 17, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 17.

Nat King Cole

Singer Deceased
Born on March 17, 1919
He turned 29 on this day in 1948.

John Wayne Gacy

Serial killer Deceased
Born on March 17, 1942
He turned 6 on this day in 1948.

Kurt Russell

Actor
Born on March 17, 1951
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Rob Lowe

Actor
Born on March 17, 1964
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Test

Wrestler Deceased
Born on March 17, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Stephen Gately

Irish singer Deceased
Born on March 17, 1976
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Rob Kardashian

TV personality
Born on March 17, 1987
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Grimes

Musician
Born on March 17, 1988
She was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on March 17:

St. Patrick's Day

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on March 17, 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 17, 1948 was most likely conceived around June 25, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 17, 1948 is close to December 8, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 17, 1948:

28,002 days have passed since this date.
4,000 weeks have passed.
2,419,372,800 seconds have passed since March 17, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,822,601,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,248,396,364,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,228,800 times.
You have taken approximately 208,066,061 steps. That's roughly 92,474 miles.
29,032,474 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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