June 17, 1948

June 17, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 76 years, 4 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.

Facts

This date occurred 27,910 days ago. Approximately 930 months have passed. It was the 169th day of 1948, in week 25. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on June 17, 1948, are now 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. We have gone through approximately 310 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on June 17, 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 9.
Native American Zodiac: June 17, 1948 falls under the Deer.
Birthstone: A person during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
Birth flower (June): The Rose and the Honeysuckle.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on June 17, 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 June 17, 1948.

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Cartoons and children's TV shows in June 1948

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on June 17, 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 June 17, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 17.

Igor Stravinsky

Russian composer Deceased
Born on June 17, 1882
He turned 66 on this day in 1948.

Barry Manilow

Singer
Born on June 17, 1943
He turned 5 on this day in 1948.

Arabian Prince

Rapper
Born on June 17, 1965
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Venus Williams

Tennis player
Born on June 17, 1980
She was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Simone Battle

Singer Deceased
Born on June 17, 1989
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on June 17:

Icelandic National Day (Iceland)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on June 17, 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 June 17, 1948 was most likely conceived around September 25, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 17, 1948 is close to March 10, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about June 17, 1948:

27,910 days have passed since this date.
3,987 weeks have passed.
2,411,427,600 seconds have passed since June 17, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,813,332,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,244,296,641,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 401,904,600 times.
You have taken approximately 207,382,774 steps. That's roughly 92,170 miles.
28,937,131 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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