July 17, 1948
July 17, 1948, was a Saturday. It was the 199th day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.
75 years, 8 months, and 11 days have passed since July 17, 1948.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.
Facts
This date occurred 27,648 days ago. Approximately 922 months have passed. It was the 199th day of 1948, in week 29. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on July 17, 1948, are now 75 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 307 seasons of weather since this date.
News, nostalgia, and fads
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 17, 1948.
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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%.
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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.
What happened around this time?
News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 17, 1948.
- This date: July 17, 1948
- August 9, 1948: Fashion designer Hugo Boss dies from a tooth abscess at the age of 63.
- August 16, 1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth dies from cancer at the age of 53.
- Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 17, 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 1.
- Native American Zodiac: July 17, 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.
TV series on July 17, 1948
People in July 1948 were watching the following TV series:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Cartoons and children's TV shows in July 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 July 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 July 17, 1954, instead.
Celebrity birthdays
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 17.
Actor
Born on July 17, 1952
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.
German Chancellor
Born on July 17, 1954
She was born exactly 6 years after this date.
Actor
Born on July 17, 1963
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.
Atomic Kitten
Born on July 17, 1982
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.
US President
Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 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.
Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.
- A baby that was born on July 17, 1948 was most likely conceived around October 25, 1947.
- The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 17, 1948 is close to April 9, 1949.
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Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics about July 17, 1948:
- 27,648 days have passed since this date.
- 3,949 weeks have passed.
- 2,388,790,800 seconds have passed since July 17, 1948.
- If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,786,922,600 times.
- Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,232,616,052,800 miles through space.
- If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,131,800 times.
- You have taken approximately 205,436,009 steps. That's roughly 91,305 miles!
- Since this date, 28,665,490 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
- How many years ago was 1948?
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