September 10, 1948

September 10, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years, 3 months, and 8 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date was 27,858 days ago. Approximately 929 months have passed. It was the 254th day of 1948, in week 37. 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 September 10, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: September 10, 1948 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 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 September 10, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to September 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 September 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Colin Firth

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

Nina Repeta

Actress
Born on September 10, 1967
She was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Guy Ritchie

English filmmaker
Born on September 10, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 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 September 10, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 19, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 10, 1948 is close to June 3, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 10, 1948:

27,858 days have passed since this date.
3,979 weeks have passed.
2,406,934,800 seconds have passed since September 10, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,808,090,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,241,978,356,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 401,155,800 times.
You have taken approximately 206,996,393 steps. That's roughly 91,998 miles.
28,883,218 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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