April 28th, 1948

Born on April 28th, 1948.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Terry Pratchett: Author.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 28th, 1948.

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  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%.

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 75 years, 5 months, and 2 days have passed since April 28th, 1948.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 18 of 1948.
• Leap Year: 1948 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: People born on April 28th, 1948, are now 75 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on April 28th, 1948.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to April 28th, 1948.

• May 15th, 1948: The Arab-Israeli War begins.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 28th, 1948, will have the star sign Taurus.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• 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 28th, 1948 falls under the Beaver.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
• Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Were you born on this date?

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 28th, 1954, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on April 28th, 1948 was most likely conceived around August 6th, 1947.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 28th, 1948 is close to January 19th, 1949.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about April 28th, 1948.

• 27,548 days have passed since this date.
• 3,935 weeks have passed.
• 2,380,147,200 seconds have passed since April 28th, 1948.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,776,838,400 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,228,155,955,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,691,200 times.
• You have taken approximately 204,692,659 steps. That's roughly 90,975 miles!
• Since this date, 28,561,766 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
• How many years ago was 1948?

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