October 31, 1948

October 31, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 76 years and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 27,774 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 305th day of 1948, in week 44. The decade was the 1940s. Daylight saving time (DST) ended in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the European Union on October 31, 1948, as the clocks went back by one hour. People who were born on October 31, 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 31, 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 9.
Native American Zodiac: October 31, 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 31, 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 31, 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 31, 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 31, 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 31, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 31.

John Candy

Actor Deceased
Born on October 31, 1950
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Larry Mullen Jr

U2
Born on October 31, 1961
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Rob Schneider

Actor
Born on October 31, 1963
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Ad-Rock

Beastie Boys
Born on October 31, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Vanilla Ice

Rapper
Born on October 31, 1967
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Emiliano Sala

Argentine soccer player Deceased
Born on October 31, 1990
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Letitia Wright

Actress
Born on October 31, 1993
She was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Marcus Rashford

Soccer player
Born on October 31, 1997
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

Willow Smith

Singer
Born on October 31, 2000
She was born exactly 52 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on October 31:

Halloween
Reformation Day

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 31, 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 31, 1948 was most likely conceived around February 8, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 31, 1948 is close to July 24, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 31, 1948:

27,774 days have passed since this date.
3,967 weeks have passed.
2,399,673,600 seconds have passed since October 31, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,799,619,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,238,231,577,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,945,600 times.
You have taken approximately 206,371,930 steps. That's roughly 91,721 miles.
28,796,083 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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