July 24, 1948

July 24, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 76 years, 4 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,910 days ago. Approximately 930 months have passed. It was the 206th day of 1948, in week 30. 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 July 24, 1948, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
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 24, 1948 falls under the Salmon.
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 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 July 24, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to July 24, 1948.

This date: July 24, 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.

TV shows in 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer Deceased
Born on July 24, 1897
She was not alive on this date.

Karl Malone

NBA player
Born on July 24, 1963
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Jennifer Lopez

Singer / Actress
Born on July 24, 1969
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Mara Wilson

Actress
Born on July 24, 1987
She was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Jovan Belcher

NFL player Deceased
Born on July 24, 1987
He was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Joe Pera

Comedian
Born on July 24, 1988
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 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 July 24, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 1, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 24, 1948 is close to April 16, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 24, 1948:

27,910 days have passed since this date.
3,987 weeks have passed.
2,411,427,600 seconds have passed since July 24, 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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