September 29, 1948

September 29, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 76 years, 1 month, and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 27,804 days ago. Approximately 927 months have passed. It was the 273rd day of 1948, in week 40. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on September 29, 1948, are now 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 309 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 29, 1948, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
Native American Zodiac: September 29, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 29, 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 29, 1948.

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Television shows in September 1948

In September 1948, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in September 1948

If you were a kid on September 29, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys 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 29, 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 29, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 29.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Singer Deceased
Born on September 29, 1935
He turned 13 on this day in 1948.

Silvio Berlusconi

Former Italian Prime Minister Deceased
Born on September 29, 1936
He turned 12 on this day in 1948.

Fred West

English serial killer Deceased
Born on September 29, 1941
He turned 7 on this day in 1948.

Per Mertesacker

German soccer player
Born on September 29, 1984
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Kevin Durant

NBA player
Born on September 29, 1988
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Halsey

Singer
Born on September 29, 1994
She was born exactly 46 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 29, 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 29, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 7, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 29, 1948 is close to June 22, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 29, 1948:

27,804 days have passed since this date.
3,972 weeks have passed.
2,402,269,200 seconds have passed since September 29, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,802,647,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,239,570,907,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,378,200 times.
You have taken approximately 206,595,151 steps. That's roughly 91,820 miles.
28,827,230 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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