April 30, 1948

April 30, 1948, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 27,749 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 121st day of 1948, in week 18. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 308 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 30, 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 30, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 30, 1948.

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

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 30, 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 11.
Native American Zodiac: April 30, 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.

Kids TV shows on April 30, 1948

If you were a kid on April 30, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1948

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

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 30, 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 30, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 30.

Willie Nelson

Singer
Born on April 30, 1933
He turned 15 on this day in 1948.

Stephen Harper

Canadian Prime Minister
Born on April 30, 1959
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Jeff Timmons

98 Degrees
Born on April 30, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Kirsten Dunst

Actress
Born on April 30, 1982
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Travis Scott

Rapper
Born on April 30, 1991
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on April 30:

Walpurgis Night (Sweden)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 30, 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 30, 1948 was most likely conceived around August 8, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 30, 1948 is close to January 21, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 30, 1948:

27,749 days have passed since this date.
3,964 weeks have passed.
2,397,513,600 seconds have passed since April 30, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,797,099,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,117,017,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,585,600 times.
You have taken approximately 206,186,170 steps. That's roughly 91,638 miles.
28,770,163 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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