July 6, 1948

July 6, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 76 years, 5 months, and 12 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date was 27,924 days ago. Approximately 931 months have passed. It was the 188th day of 1948, in week 28. 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. The Earth has experienced 310 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 6, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: July 6, 1948 falls under the Woodpecker.
Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 6, 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 July 6, 1948.

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TV shows in 1948

The following TV shows were popular in July 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on July 6, 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

Toys and games that were popular in 1948:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on July 6, 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 July 6, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 6.

Sylvester Stallone

Actor
Born on July 6, 1946
He turned 2 on this day in 1948.

George W. Bush

US President
Born on July 6, 1946
He turned 2 on this day in 1948.

Charizma

Rapper Deceased
Born on July 6, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

50 Cent

Rapper
Born on July 6, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Pearse Doherty

Irish politician
Born on July 6, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Tia Mowry

Actress
Born on July 6, 1978
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Tamera Mowry

Actress
Born on July 6, 1978
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Kevin Hart

Actor / Comedian
Born on July 6, 1979
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 6, 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 July 6, 1948 was most likely conceived around October 14, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 6, 1948 is close to March 29, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 6, 1948:

27,924 days have passed since this date.
3,989 weeks have passed.
2,412,637,200 seconds have passed since July 6, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,814,743,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,244,920,795,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 402,106,200 times.
You have taken approximately 207,486,799 steps. That's roughly 92,216 miles.
28,951,646 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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