October 6th, 1948.

Born on October 6th, 1948.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Gerry Adams: Irish politician.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on October 6th, 1948.

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  More and more people are buying television sets.

  In the late 1940s and 1950s, more and more households were buying TV sets. In 1950, 20% of homes had a television set. By the end of the decade, that figure had risen to 90%.

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  Polio cases are high.

  Cases of Polio were particularly high during this period of time 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.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 73 years, 8 months and 23 days have passed since October 6th, 1948.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 41 of 1948.
• Leap Year: 1948 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: Anyone born on October 6th, 1948, will be 73 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 6th, 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 11.
• Native American Zodiac: October 6th, 1948 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 6th, 1948.

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Were you born on this date?

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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out October 6th, 1954 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 6th, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 14th, 1948.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 6th, 1948 is close to June 29th, 1949.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 6th, 1948.

• A total of 26,929 days have passed since this date.
• 3,847 weeks have passed.
• 2,326,665,600 seconds have passed since the October 6th, 1948.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,714,443,200 times.
• Since October 6th, 1948, the Earth has travelled approximately 1,200,559,449,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 387,777,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 200,093,242 steps. That's about 88,930 miles!
• Since this date, 27,919,987 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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