August 30, 1948

August 30, 1948, was a Monday. It was 76 years, 2 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date was 27,836 days ago. Approximately 928 months have passed. It was the 243rd day of 1948, in week 36. 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 30, 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 33.
Native American Zodiac: August 30, 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 30, 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 30, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 30, 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 30, 1948

TV shows in 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 30, 1948

If you were a kid on August 30, 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 30, 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 30, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 30.

Warren Buffett

Business magnate
Born on August 30, 1930
He turned 18 on this day in 1948.

Cameron Diaz

Actress
Born on August 30, 1972
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 30:

Late Summer Bank Holiday (UK)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 30, 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 30, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 8, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 30, 1948 is close to May 23, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 30, 1948:

27,836 days have passed since this date.
3,976 weeks have passed.
2,405,034,000 seconds have passed since August 30, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,805,873,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,240,997,544,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,839,000 times.
You have taken approximately 206,832,924 steps. That's roughly 91,926 miles.
28,860,408 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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