May 26, 1948

May 26, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 10 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date was 27,722 days ago. Approximately 924 months have passed. It was the 147th day of 1948, in week 22. 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 26, 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 26, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 26, 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 26, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: May 26, 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.

Kids TV shows on May 26, 1948

If you were a kid on May 26, 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 May 26, 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 26, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 26.

John Wayne

Actor Deceased
Born on May 26, 1907
He turned 41 on this day in 1948.

Miles Davis

Musician Deceased
Born on May 26, 1926
He turned 22 on this day in 1948.

Jeremy Corbyn

British politician
Born on May 26, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Lenny Kravitz

Singer
Born on May 26, 1964
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Ashley Massaro

Wrestler Deceased
Born on May 26, 1979
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Aaron Chalmers

TV personality
Born on May 26, 1987
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 26, 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 26, 1948 was most likely conceived around September 3, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 26, 1948 is close to February 16, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 26, 1948:

27,722 days have passed since this date.
3,960 weeks have passed.
2,395,180,800 seconds have passed since May 26, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,794,377,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,235,913,292,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,196,800 times.
You have taken approximately 205,985,549 steps. That's roughly 91,549 miles.
28,742,170 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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