October 29, 1948

October 29, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 27,776 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 303rd day of 1948, in week 44. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 29, 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 29, 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 7.
Native American Zodiac: October 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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

If you were a kid on October 29, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 29, 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 29, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 29.

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician Deceased
Born on October 29, 1897
He was not alive on this date.

Bob Ross

American painter Deceased
Born on October 29, 1942
He turned 6 on this day in 1948.

Winona Ryder

Actress
Born on October 29, 1971
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Johnny Lewis

Actor Deceased
Born on October 29, 1983
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on October 29:

Republic Day (Turkey)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 29, 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 29, 1948 was most likely conceived around February 6, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 29, 1948 is close to July 22, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 29, 1948:

27,776 days have passed since this date.
3,968 weeks have passed.
2,399,850,000 seconds have passed since October 29, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,799,825,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,238,322,600,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,975,000 times.
You have taken approximately 206,387,100 steps. That's roughly 91,728 miles.
28,798,200 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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