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March 31, 1948

March 31, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was the 91st day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

75 years, 11 months, and 28 days have passed since March 31, 1948.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Birthdays

Born on March 31, 1948

People who were born on this exact date:

Facts

This date occurred 27,756 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 91st day of 1948, in week 14. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on March 31, 1948, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 308 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 31, 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 31, 1948.

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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 31, 1948, will have the star sign Aries.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • 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: March 31, 1948 falls under the Falcon.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
  • Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in March 1948

If you were a kid on March 31, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1948

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on March 31, 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 31, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 31.

Rene Descartes

Rene Descartes

Philosopher Deceased
Born on March 31, 1596
He was not alive on this date.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer Deceased
Born on March 31, 1685
He was not alive on this date.

William Daniels

William Daniels

Actor
Born on March 31, 1927
He turned 21 on this day in 1948.

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Actor
Born on March 31, 1943
He turned 5 on this day in 1948.

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Actor
Born on March 31, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on March 31, 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 31, 1948 was most likely conceived around July 9, 1947.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 31, 1948 is close to December 22, 1948.

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Stats for March 31, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 31, 1948:

  • 27,756 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,965 weeks have passed.
  • 2,398,118,400 seconds have passed since March 31, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,797,804,800 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,429,094,400 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,686,400 times.
  • You have taken approximately 206,238,182 steps. That's roughly 91,661 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,777,421 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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