October 20, 1948

October 20, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 5 months, and 30 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date was 27,575 days ago. Approximately 919 months have passed. It was the 294th day of 1948, in week 43. 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. 306 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 20, 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 20, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 20, 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 20, 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 series on October 20, 1948

People in October 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on October 20, 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 20, 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 20, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 20.

Mickey Mantle

Baseball player Deceased
Born on October 20, 1931
He turned 17 on this day in 1948.

Tom Petty

Musician Deceased
Born on October 20, 1950
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Scott Hall

Wrestler Deceased
Born on October 20, 1958
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Viggo Mortensen

Actor
Born on October 20, 1958
He was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Kamala Harris

US Vice President
Born on October 20, 1964
She was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Snoop Dogg

Rapper
Born on October 20, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

John Krasinski

Actor
Born on October 20, 1979
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Candice Swanepoel

Actor
Born on October 20, 1988
She was born exactly 40 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 20, 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 20, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 28, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 20, 1948 is close to July 13, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 20, 1948:

27,575 days have passed since this date.
3,939 weeks have passed.
2,382,480,000 seconds have passed since October 20, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,779,560,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,229,359,680,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 397,080,000 times.
You have taken approximately 204,893,280 steps. That's roughly 91,064 miles.
28,589,760 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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