September 17th, 1948

Born on September 17th, 1948.

People who were born on this exact date.

• John Ritter: Actor.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 17th, 1948.

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  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%.

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 75 years and 4 days have passed since September 17th, 1948.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 38 of 1948.
• Leap Year: 1948 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: People born on September 17th, 1948, are now 75 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on September 17th, 1948.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 17th, 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 3.
• Native American Zodiac: September 17th, 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.

Were you born on this date?

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 17th, 1954, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 17th, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 26th, 1947.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 17th, 1948 is close to June 10th, 1949.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 17th, 1948.

• 27,397 days have passed since this date.
• 3,913 weeks have passed.
• 2,367,100,800 seconds have passed since September 17th, 1948.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,761,617,600 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,221,424,012,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 394,516,800 times.
• You have taken approximately 203,570,669 steps. That's roughly 90,476 miles!
• Since this date, 28,405,210 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
• How many years ago was 1948?

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