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April 13, 1948

April 13, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was the 104th day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

75 years, 11 months, and 15 days have passed since April 13, 1948.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 27,743 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 104th day of 1948, in week 16. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 13, 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. We have gone through approximately 308 seasons of weather since this date.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 13, 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 13, 1948.

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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 13, 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 3.
  • Native American Zodiac: April 13, 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.
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 13, 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 13, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 13.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

US President Deceased
Born on April 13, 1743
He was not alive on this date.

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Actor Deceased
Born on April 13, 1939
He turned 9 on this day in 1948.

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens

Author Deceased
Born on April 13, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Actor
Born on April 13, 1950
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Jonathan Brandis

Jonathan Brandis

Child actor Deceased
Born on April 13, 1976
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Carles Puyol

Carles Puyol

Spanish soccer player
Born on April 13, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 13, 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 13, 1948 was most likely conceived around July 22, 1947.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 13, 1948 is close to January 4, 1949.

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Stats for April 13, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 13, 1948:

  • 27,743 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,963 weeks have passed.
  • 2,396,995,200 seconds have passed since April 13, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,796,494,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,236,849,523,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,499,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 206,141,587 steps. That's roughly 91,618 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,763,942 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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