September 12, 1948

September 12, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 7 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date was 27,619 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 256th day of 1948, in week 37. 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. We have gone through approximately 307 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 12, 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 12, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to September 12, 1948.

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 September 12, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: September 12, 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.

TV series on September 12, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on September 12, 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on September 12, 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 12, 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 12, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 12.

Barry White

Singer Deceased
Born on September 12, 1944
He turned 4 on this day in 1948.

Bertie Ahern

Irish Prime Minister
Born on September 12, 1951
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Joe Pantoliano

Actor
Born on September 12, 1951
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Hans Zimmer

Film composer
Born on September 12, 1957
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Paul Walker

Actor Deceased
Born on September 12, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Yao Ming

Basketball player
Born on September 12, 1980
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Druski

Internet personality
Born on September 12, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

RM

BTS member
Born on September 12, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Sydney Sweeney

Actress
Born on September 12, 1997
She was born exactly 49 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 12, 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 12, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 21, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 12, 1948 is close to June 5, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 12, 1948:

27,619 days have passed since this date.
3,945 weeks have passed.
2,386,281,600 seconds have passed since September 12, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,783,995,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,231,321,305,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,713,600 times.
You have taken approximately 205,220,218 steps. That's roughly 91,209 miles.
28,635,379 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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