October 13th, 1948

October 13th, 1948, fell on a Wednesday. It was day 287 of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

72 years, 6 months and 9 days have passed since October 13th, 1948.

Basic Facts

Basic facts and information about this date:

72 years, 6 months and 9 days have passed since October 13th, 1948.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 42 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 13th, 1948, will be 72 years of age.
People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 13th, 1948, will have the star sign Libra.
However, if you are going by the new star sign system (2020), then the sign for this date is actually Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
Native American Zodiac: October 13th, 1948 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.

Television Shows

TV shows that people would have been watching around this time.

The Ed Sullivan Show - Variety show.

1948 - Kid's TV

Children's and Teen TV shows that would have been airing on this date in 1948.

Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures and noteable people who were born on the 13th of October:

October 13th, 1925: Margaret Thatcher: British Prime Minister.
October 13th, 1980: Ashanti: Singer.
October 13th, 1989: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: US politician.

US President

Who was the US President on October 13th, 1948?

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States.

UK Prime Minister

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on October 13th, 1948?

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Who was the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland on this date?

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

A baby that was born on October 13th, 1948 was probably conceived around the 4th of January, 1948. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 13th, 1948 is the 23rd of July, 1949. (Rough Estimate).

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Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about October 13th, 1948.

26,489 days have passed since this date.
2,288,649,600 seconds have passed since the October 13th, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,670,091,200 times.
Since October 13th, 1948, earth has travelled approximately 1,180,943,193,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 381,441,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 196,823,866 steps. That's about 87,477 miles!
Since this date, 27,463,795 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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