May 20, 1948

May 20, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 27,736 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 141st day of 1948, in week 21. 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 May 20, 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 20, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 20, 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 May 20, 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: May 20, 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.

Kids TV shows on May 20, 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 20, 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 20, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 20.

David Proval

Actor
Born on May 20, 1942
He turned 6 on this day in 1948.

Cher

Singer
Born on May 20, 1946
She turned 2 on this day in 1948.

Busta Rhymes

Rapper
Born on May 20, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Angela Goethals

Actress
Born on May 20, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Iker Casillas

Spanish soccer player
Born on May 20, 1981
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Petr Cech

Czech soccer player
Born on May 20, 1982
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Jack Gleeson

Actor
Born on May 20, 1992
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 20, 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 20, 1948 was most likely conceived around August 28, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 20, 1948 is close to February 10, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 20, 1948:

27,736 days have passed since this date.
3,962 weeks have passed.
2,396,390,400 seconds have passed since May 20, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,795,788,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,236,537,446,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,398,400 times.
You have taken approximately 206,089,574 steps. That's roughly 91,595 miles.
28,756,685 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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