August 2, 1948

August 2, 1948, was a Monday. It was 76 years, 4 months, and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,899 days ago. Approximately 930 months have passed. It was the 215th day of 1948, in week 32. 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 August 2, 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: August 2, 1948 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 2, 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 August 2, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 2, 1948.

This date: August 2, 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

Television shows that people were watching in August 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 2, 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 August 2, 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 August 2, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 2.

James Baldwin

Writer Deceased
Born on August 2, 1924
He turned 24 on this day in 1948.

Edward Furlong

Actor
Born on August 2, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

JD Vance

US politician
Born on August 2, 1984
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Charli XCX

Singer
Born on August 2, 1992
She was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 2:

Republic Day (Republic of Macedonia)
August Bank Holiday (Ireland)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 2, 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 August 2, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 10, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 2, 1948 is close to April 25, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 2, 1948:

27,899 days have passed since this date.
3,985 weeks have passed.
2,410,477,200 seconds have passed since August 2, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,812,223,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,243,806,235,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 401,746,200 times.
You have taken approximately 207,301,039 steps. That's roughly 92,134 miles.
28,925,726 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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