August 8, 1948

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

Facts

This date was 27,653 days ago. Approximately 922 months have passed. It was the 221st day of 1948, in week 32. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. The Earth has experienced 307 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 8, 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 8, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 8, 1948.

This date: August 8, 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 August 8, 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 11.
Native American Zodiac: August 8, 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.

TV shows in 1948

The following TV shows were popular in August 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 8, 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 8, 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 8, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 8.

Dustin Hoffman

Actor
Born on August 8, 1937
He turned 11 on this day in 1948.

Louis van Gaal

Soccer manager
Born on August 8, 1951
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

The Edge

U2
Born on August 8, 1961
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Chris Eubank

Boxer
Born on August 8, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Drew Lachey

98 Degrees
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

JC Chasez

NSYNC
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Meagan Good

Actress
Born on August 8, 1981
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Roger Federer

Tennis player
Born on August 8, 1981
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Shawn Mendes

Singer
Born on August 8, 1998
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 8:

Peace Festival

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 8, 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 8, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 16, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 8, 1948 is close to May 1, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 8, 1948:

27,653 days have passed since this date.
3,950 weeks have passed.
2,389,219,200 seconds have passed since August 8, 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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