August 26, 1948

August 26, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 76 years, 2 months, and 26 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date was 27,846 days ago. Approximately 928 months have passed. It was the 239th day of 1948, in week 35. 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. 309 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 August 26, 1948, will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
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 26, 1948 falls under the Bear.
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 26, 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 26, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 26, 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.
This date: August 26, 1948

TV shows in 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 26, 1948

If you were a kid on August 26, 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 August 26, 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 26, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 26.

Mother Teresa

Missionary Deceased
Born on August 26, 1910
She turned 38 on this day in 1948.

Macaulay Culkin

Actor
Born on August 26, 1980
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Cassie Ventura

Singer
Born on August 26, 1986
She was born exactly 38 years after this date.

James Harden

NBA player
Born on August 26, 1989
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 26, 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 26, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 4, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 26, 1948 is close to May 19, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 26, 1948:

27,846 days have passed since this date.
3,978 weeks have passed.
2,405,898,000 seconds have passed since August 26, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,806,881,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,241,443,368,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,983,000 times.
You have taken approximately 206,907,228 steps. That's roughly 91,959 miles.
28,870,776 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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