November 8, 1948

November 8, 1948, was a Monday. It was 76 years and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date was 27,766 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 313th day of 1948, in week 46. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. The Earth has experienced 309 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 8, 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 5.
Native American Zodiac: November 8, 1948 falls under the Snake.
Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on November 8, 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 November 8, 1948.

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TV shows in 1948

The following TV shows were popular in November 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on November 8, 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 November 8, 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 November 8, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on November 8.

Bram Stoker

Author Deceased
Born on November 8, 1847
He was not alive on this date.

Joseph James DeAngelo

Serial killer
Born on November 8, 1945
He turned 3 on this day in 1948.

John Costelloe

Actor Deceased
Born on November 8, 1961
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Gordon Ramsay

Celebrity chef
Born on November 8, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Tara Reid

Actress
Born on November 8, 1975
She was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Dania Ramirez

Actress
Born on November 8, 1979
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Aaron Swartz

Programmer and Internet hacktivist Deceased
Born on November 8, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Sophie Kasaei

TV personality
Born on November 8, 1989
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

SZA

Singer
Born on November 8, 1989
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on November 8, 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 November 8, 1948 was most likely conceived around February 16, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 8, 1948 is close to August 1, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 8, 1948:

27,766 days have passed since this date.
3,966 weeks have passed.
2,398,982,400 seconds have passed since November 8, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,798,812,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,874,918,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,830,400 times.
You have taken approximately 206,312,486 steps. That's roughly 91,694 miles.
28,787,789 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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