May 24, 1948

May 24, 1948, was a Monday. It was 76 years, 5 months, and 22 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date was 27,934 days ago. Approximately 931 months have passed. It was the 145th day of 1948, in week 22. 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. 310 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 24, 1948, will have the star sign Gemini.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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 24, 1948 falls under the Deer.
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 24, 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 24, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 24, 1948.

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

Kids TV shows on May 24, 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

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 May 24, 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 24, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 24.

Queen Victoria

Queen of England Deceased
Born on May 24, 1819
She was not alive on this date.

Tommy Chong

Actor / Comedian
Born on May 24, 1938
He turned 10 on this day in 1948.

Bob Dylan

Musician
Born on May 24, 1941
He turned 7 on this day in 1948.

Patti LaBelle

Singer
Born on May 24, 1944
She turned 4 on this day in 1948.

Priscilla Presley

Businesswoman
Born on May 24, 1945
She turned 3 on this day in 1948.

Eric Cantona

French soccer player
Born on May 24, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Heavy D

Rapper Deceased
Born on May 24, 1967
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Tara Correa-McMullen

Actress Deceased
Born on May 24, 1989
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Ali Kabbani

American Twitch streamer
Born on May 24, 1999
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 24, 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 24, 1948 was most likely conceived around September 1, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 24, 1948 is close to February 14, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 24, 1948:

27,934 days have passed since this date.
3,990 weeks have passed.
2,413,501,200 seconds have passed since May 24, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,815,751,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,245,366,619,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 402,250,200 times.
You have taken approximately 207,561,103 steps. That's roughly 92,249 miles.
28,962,014 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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