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April 9, 1948

April 9, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years, 7 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 27,979 days ago. Approximately 933 months have passed. It was the 100th day of 1948, in week 15. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 9, 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 info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 9, 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 8.
  • Native American Zodiac: April 9, 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 9, 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 April 9, 1948.

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Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 1948

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 9, 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 9, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 9.

Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner

Adult magazine publisher Deceased
Born on April 9, 1926
He turned 22 on this day in 1948.

Stephen Paddock

Stephen Paddock

Mass murderer Deceased
Born on April 9, 1953
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Jay Gardner

Jay Gardner

TV personality
Born on April 9, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Actress
Born on April 9, 1990
She was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Lil Nas X

Lil Nas X

Rapper
Born on April 9, 1999
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on April 9:

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 9, 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 April 9, 1948 was most likely conceived around July 18, 1947.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 9, 1948 is close to December 31, 1948.

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Stats for April 9, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 9, 1948:

  • 27,979 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,997 weeks have passed.
  • 2,417,385,600 seconds have passed since April 9, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,820,283,200 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,247,370,969,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 402,897,600 times.
  • You have taken approximately 207,895,162 steps. That's roughly 92,398 miles.
  • 29,008,627 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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