October 2, 1948

October 2, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 75 years, 6 months, and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date was 27,594 days ago. Approximately 920 months have passed. It was the 276th day of 1948, in week 40. 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. The Earth has experienced 307 seasons of weather since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 2, 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 October 2, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 2, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: October 2, 1948 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

TV shows in 1948

Television shows that people were watching in October 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on October 2, 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 October 2, 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 October 2, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 2.

Mahatma Gandhi

Activist Deceased
Born on October 2, 1869
He was not alive on this date.

Johnnie Cochran

American lawyer Deceased
Born on October 2, 1937
He turned 11 on this day in 1948.

Sting

Singer
Born on October 2, 1951
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Lorraine Bracco

Actress
Born on October 2, 1954
She was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Yokozuna

Wrestler Deceased
Born on October 2, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Proof

Rapper Deceased
Born on October 2, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Matt Hancock

British politician
Born on October 2, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Huda Kattan

Makeup artist
Born on October 2, 1983
She was born exactly 35 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 2, 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 October 2, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 10, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 2, 1948 is close to June 25, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 2, 1948:

27,594 days have passed since this date.
3,942 weeks have passed.
2,384,121,600 seconds have passed since October 2, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,781,475,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,230,206,745,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,353,600 times.
You have taken approximately 205,034,458 steps. That's roughly 91,126 miles.
28,609,459 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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