June 21, 1948

June 21, 1948, was a Monday. It was 76 years, 5 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date occurred 27,940 days ago. Approximately 931 months have passed. It was the 173rd day of 1948, in week 26. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on June 21, 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. 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 June 21, 1948, will have the star sign Cancer.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: June 21, 1948 falls under the Woodpecker.
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 21, 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 21, 1948.

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Television shows in June 1948

People in June 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

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

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 June 21, 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 21, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 21.

Benazir Bhutto

Pakistan Prime Minister Deceased
Born on June 21, 1953
She was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Doug Savant

Actor
Born on June 21, 1964
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Lloyd Avery II

Actor Deceased
Born on June 21, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Prince William

Duke of Cambridge
Born on June 21, 1982
He was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Edward Snowden

American whistleblower
Born on June 21, 1983
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Lana Del Rey

Singer
Born on June 21, 1985
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Cheick Tioté

Ivorian footballer Deceased
Born on June 21, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Rebecca Black

Singer
Born on June 21, 1997
She was born exactly 49 years after this date.

Julio Foolio

Rapper Deceased
Born on June 21, 1998
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on June 21, 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 21, 1948 was most likely conceived around September 29, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 21, 1948 is close to March 14, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about June 21, 1948:

27,940 days have passed since this date.
3,991 weeks have passed.
2,414,019,600 seconds have passed since June 21, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,816,356,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,245,634,113,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 402,336,600 times.
You have taken approximately 207,605,686 steps. That's roughly 92,269 miles.
28,968,235 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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