July 30, 1948

July 30, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years, 3 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,867 days ago. Approximately 929 months have passed. It was the 212th day of 1948, in week 31. 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 30, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: July 30, 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 30, 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 30, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to July 30, 1948.

This date: July 30, 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 30, 1948

If you were a kid on July 30, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 30, 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 30, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 30.

Henry Ford

American industrialist Deceased
Born on July 30, 1863
He was not alive on this date.

Tony Lip

Actor Deceased
Born on July 30, 1930
He turned 18 on this day in 1948.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Actor / Politician
Born on July 30, 1947
He turned 1 on this day in 1948.

Lisa Kudrow

Actress
Born on July 30, 1963
She was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Terry Crews

American actor
Born on July 30, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Sean Moore

Manic Street Preachers
Born on July 30, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Tom Green

Comedian and actor
Born on July 30, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Hilary Swank

Actress
Born on July 30, 1974
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Gina Rodriguez

Actress
Born on July 30, 1984
She was born exactly 36 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 30, 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 30, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 7, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 30, 1948 is close to April 22, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 30, 1948:

27,867 days have passed since this date.
3,981 weeks have passed.
2,407,712,400 seconds have passed since July 30, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,808,997,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,242,379,598,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 401,285,400 times.
You have taken approximately 207,063,266 steps. That's roughly 92,028 miles.
28,892,549 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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