August 10, 1948

August 10, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 76 years, 4 months, and 12 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 27,893 days ago. Approximately 930 months have passed. It was the 223rd day of 1948, in week 33. 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. We have gone through approximately 310 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 10, 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 4.
Native American Zodiac: August 10, 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 10, 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 10, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 10, 1948.

August 9, 1948: Fashion designer Hugo Boss dies from a tooth abscess at the age of 63.
This date: August 10, 1948
August 16, 1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth dies from cancer at the age of 53.

TV shows in 1948

The following TV shows were popular in August 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 10, 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 10, 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 10, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 10.

Herbert Hoover

US President Deceased
Born on August 10, 1874
He turned 74 on this day in 1948.

Antonio Banderas

Actor
Born on August 10, 1960
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Roy Keane

Irish soccer player
Born on August 10, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Kylie Jenner

Media personality
Born on August 10, 1997
She was born exactly 49 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 10, 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 10, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 18, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 10, 1948 is close to May 3, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 10, 1948:

27,893 days have passed since this date.
3,984 weeks have passed.
2,409,958,800 seconds have passed since August 10, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,811,618,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,243,538,740,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 401,659,800 times.
You have taken approximately 207,256,457 steps. That's roughly 92,114 miles.
28,919,506 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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