September 22, 1948

September 22, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 27 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date was 27,603 days ago. Approximately 920 months have passed. It was the 266th day of 1948, in week 39. 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. 307 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 22, 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 22, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 22, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: September 22, 1948 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

TV shows in 1948

People in September 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on September 22, 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

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 September 22, 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 22, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 22.

Billie Piper

Singer
Born on September 22, 1982
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Thiago Silva

Soccer player
Born on September 22, 1984
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 22, 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 22, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 31, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 22, 1948 is close to June 15, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 22, 1948:

27,603 days have passed since this date.
3,943 weeks have passed.
2,384,899,200 seconds have passed since September 22, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,782,382,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,230,607,987,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,483,200 times.
You have taken approximately 205,101,331 steps. That's roughly 91,156 miles.
28,618,790 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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