January 11, 1948

January 11, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 76 years, 10 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 28,075 days ago. Approximately 936 months have passed. It was the 11th day of 1948, in week 02. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 11, 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. We have gone through approximately 312 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 11, 1948, will have the star sign Capricorn.
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: January 11, 1948 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 11, 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 January 11, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 11, 1948.

January 30, 1948: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi, India.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1948

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 11, 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 January 11, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 11.

Teal Marchande

Actress
Born on January 11, 1965
She was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Mary J. Blige

Singer
Born on January 11, 1971
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Devin Ratray

Actor
Born on January 11, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Emile Heskey

Soccer player
Born on January 11, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 11, 1948.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera 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 January 11, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 20, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 11, 1948 is close to October 3, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 11, 1948:

28,075 days have passed since this date.
4,010 weeks have passed.
2,425,680,000 seconds have passed since January 11, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,829,960,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,251,650,880,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,280,000 times.
You have taken approximately 208,608,480 steps. That's roughly 92,715 miles.
29,108,160 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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