September 18, 1948

September 18, 1948, was a Saturday. 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 262nd day of 1948, in week 38. 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 18, 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 4.
Native American Zodiac: September 18, 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 18, 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 18, 1948.

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TV series on September 18, 1948

People in September 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on September 18, 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 18, 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 18, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 18.

Gerry Bamman

Actor
Born on September 18, 1941
He turned 7 on this day in 1948.

John McAfee

Computer programmer Deceased
Born on September 18, 1945
He turned 3 on this day in 1948.

James Gandolfini

Actor Deceased
Born on September 18, 1961
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Jada Pinkett Smith

Actress
Born on September 18, 1971
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Xzibit

Rapper / Television host
Born on September 18, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Ronaldo

Brazilian soccer player
Born on September 18, 1976
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Christian Pulisic

Soccer player
Born on September 18, 1998
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 18, 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 18, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 27, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 18, 1948 is close to June 11, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 18, 1948:

27,858 days have passed since this date.
3,979 weeks have passed.
2,406,934,800 seconds have passed since September 18, 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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