June 24, 1948

June 24, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 76 years, 4 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date was 27,903 days ago. Approximately 930 months have passed. It was the 176th day of 1948, in week 26. 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 June 24, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: June 24, 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 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 June 24, 1948.

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TV shows in 1948

In June 1948, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on June 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 June 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 June 24, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Charles Whitman

Mass murderer Deceased
Born on June 24, 1941
He turned 7 on this day in 1948.

Mick Fleetwood

British musician
Born on June 24, 1947
He turned 1 on this day in 1948.

Adrienne Shelly

Actress / Director Deceased
Born on June 24, 1966
She was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Solange Knowles

Singer
Born on June 24, 1986
She was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Lionel Messi

Argentine Soccer player
Born on June 24, 1987
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Tana Mongeau

Internet personality
Born on June 24, 1998
She was born exactly 50 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on June 24:

St. John's Day

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on June 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 June 24, 1948 was most likely conceived around October 2, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 24, 1948 is close to March 17, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about June 24, 1948:

27,903 days have passed since this date.
3,986 weeks have passed.
2,410,822,800 seconds have passed since June 24, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,812,626,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,243,984,564,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 401,803,800 times.
You have taken approximately 207,330,761 steps. That's roughly 92,147 miles.
28,929,874 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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