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January 9, 1948

January 9, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years, 10 months, and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 28,082 days ago. Approximately 936 months have passed. It was the 9th day of 1948, in week 02. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 9, 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. The Earth has experienced 312 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 9, 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 5.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 9, 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 9, 1948.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 9, 1948.

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 9, 1948.

Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1948

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 9, 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 9, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 9.

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

US President Deceased
Born on January 9, 1913
He turned 35 on this day in 1948.

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

Guitarist
Born on January 9, 1944
He turned 4 on this day in 1948.

Steve Harwell

Steve Harwell

Smash Mouth Deceased
Born on January 9, 1967
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Sean Paul

Sean Paul

Rapper
Born on January 9, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

AJ McLean

AJ McLean

Backstreet Boys
Born on January 9, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Catherine Middleton

Catherine Middleton

Princess of Wales
Born on January 9, 1982
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Nina Dobrev

Nina Dobrev

Canadian actress
Born on January 9, 1989
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 9, 1948.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on January 9, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 18, 1947.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 9, 1948 is close to October 1, 1948.

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Stats for January 9, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 9, 1948:

  • 28,082 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,011 weeks have passed.
  • 2,426,284,800 seconds have passed since January 9, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,830,665,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,251,962,956,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,380,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 208,660,493 steps. That's roughly 92,738 miles.
  • 29,115,418 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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