May 6, 1948

May 6, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 76 years, 6 months, and 9 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 27,952 days ago. Approximately 932 months have passed. It was the 127th day of 1948, in week 19. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 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 May 6, 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 33.
Native American Zodiac: May 6, 1948 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 6, 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 May 6, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 6, 1948.

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

Kids TV shows on May 6, 1948

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1948:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1948

Toys and games that were popular in 1948:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on May 6, 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 May 6, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 6.

Sigmund Freud

Father of psychoanalysis Deceased
Born on May 6, 1856
He was not alive on this date.

Tony Blair

UK Prime Minister
Born on May 6, 1953
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

George Clooney

Actor
Born on May 6, 1961
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Dani Alves

Brazilian soccer player
Born on May 6, 1983
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 6, 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 May 6, 1948 was most likely conceived around August 14, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 6, 1948 is close to January 27, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 6, 1948:

27,952 days have passed since this date.
3,993 weeks have passed.
2,415,056,400 seconds have passed since May 6, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,817,565,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,246,169,102,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 402,509,400 times.
You have taken approximately 207,694,850 steps. That's roughly 92,309 miles.
28,980,677 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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