October 8, 1948

October 8, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years, 1 month, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date was 27,796 days ago. Approximately 927 months have passed. It was the 282nd day of 1948, in week 41. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. The Earth has experienced 309 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 8, 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 4.
Native American Zodiac: October 8, 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.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 8, 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 8, 1948.

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TV shows in 1948

The following TV shows were popular in October 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on October 8, 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 8, 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 8, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 8.

Jesse Jackson

Activist
Born on October 8, 1941
He turned 7 on this day in 1948.

R. L. Stine

Author
Born on October 8, 1943
He turned 5 on this day in 1948.

Chevy Chase

Actor
Born on October 8, 1943
He turned 5 on this day in 1948.

Sigourney Weaver

Actress
Born on October 8, 1949
She was born exactly one year after this date.

Karyn Parsons

Actress
Born on October 8, 1966
She was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Matt Damon

Actor
Born on October 8, 1970
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Nick Cannon

Actor
Born on October 8, 1980
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Bruno Mars

Singer
Born on October 8, 1985
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Angus T. Jones

Actor
Born on October 8, 1993
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model
Born on October 8, 1993
She was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Bella Thorne

Actress
Born on October 8, 1997
She was born exactly 49 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 8, 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 8, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 16, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 8, 1948 is close to July 1, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 8, 1948:

27,796 days have passed since this date.
3,970 weeks have passed.
2,401,578,000 seconds have passed since October 8, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,801,841,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,239,214,248,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,263,000 times.
You have taken approximately 206,535,708 steps. That's roughly 91,794 miles.
28,818,936 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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