October 23, 1948

October 23, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 76 years, 1 month, and 30 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 27,819 days ago. Approximately 927 months have passed. It was the 297th day of 1948, in week 43. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 23, 1948, are now 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 309 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 23, 1948, will have the star sign Scorpio.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
Native American Zodiac: October 23, 1948 falls under the Snake.
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 23, 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 23, 1948.

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Television shows in October 1948

In October 1948, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in October 1948

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1948

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on October 23, 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 23, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 23.

Pele

Brazilian soccer player Deceased
Born on October 23, 1940
He turned 8 on this day in 1948.

Weird Al Yankovic

Singer
Born on October 23, 1959
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Nancy Grace

Television host
Born on October 23, 1959
She was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Robert Trujillo

Metallica
Born on October 23, 1964
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Ryan Reynolds

Actor
Born on October 23, 1976
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Emilia Clarke

Actress
Born on October 23, 1986
She was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Fabinho

Soccer player
Born on October 23, 1993
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Amandla Stenberg

Actress
Born on October 23, 1998
She was born exactly 50 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 23, 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 23, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 31, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 23, 1948 is close to July 16, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 23, 1948:

27,819 days have passed since this date.
3,974 weeks have passed.
2,403,565,200 seconds have passed since October 23, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,804,159,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,240,239,643,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,594,200 times.
You have taken approximately 206,706,607 steps. That's roughly 91,870 miles.
28,842,782 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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