July 31, 1948

July 31, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 75 years, 8 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,653 days ago. Approximately 922 months have passed. It was the 213th day of 1948, in week 31. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on July 31, 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. 307 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 31, 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 31, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 31, 1948.

This date: July 31, 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

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 31, 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 33.
Native American Zodiac: July 31, 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.

Television shows in July 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in July 1948

If you were a kid on July 31, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys 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 31, 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 31, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 31.

Wesley Snipes

Actor
Born on July 31, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

J. K. Rowling

Author
Born on July 31, 1965
She was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Lil Uzi Vert

Rapper
Born on July 31, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 31, 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 31, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 8, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 31, 1948 is close to April 23, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 31, 1948:

27,653 days have passed since this date.
3,950 weeks have passed.
2,389,219,200 seconds have passed since July 31, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,787,422,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,232,837,107,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,203,200 times.
You have taken approximately 205,472,851 steps. That's roughly 91,321 miles.
28,670,630 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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