April 1, 1948

April 1, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 76 years, 8 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 28,024 days ago. Approximately 934 months have passed. It was the 92nd day of 1948, in week 14. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 1, 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. The Earth has experienced 311 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 1, 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 9.
Native American Zodiac: April 1, 1948 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 1, 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 April 1, 1948.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 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 April 1, 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 April 1, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 1.

Otto von Bismarck

President of Prussia Deceased
Born on April 1, 1815
He was not alive on this date.

Susan Boyle

Singer
Born on April 1, 1961
She was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Phillip Schofield

TV presenter
Born on April 1, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Rachel Maddow

TV host
Born on April 1, 1973
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Randy Orton

Wrestler
Born on April 1, 1980
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Sean Taylor

American football player Deceased
Born on April 1, 1983
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Jonny May

Rugby player
Born on April 1, 1990
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Logan Paul

Youtuber
Born on April 1, 1995
He was born exactly 47 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on April 1:

April Fools' Day
Islamic Republic Day (Iran)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 1, 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 April 1, 1948 was most likely conceived around July 10, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 1, 1948 is close to December 23, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 1, 1948:

28,024 days have passed since this date.
4,003 weeks have passed.
2,421,273,600 seconds have passed since April 1, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,824,819,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,249,377,177,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,545,600 times.
You have taken approximately 208,229,530 steps. That's roughly 92,546 miles.
29,055,283 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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