November 17, 1948

November 17, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 27,757 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 322nd day of 1948, in week 47. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1948 was just 44 days away. People who were born on November 17, 1948, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. We have gone through approximately 308 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 1948.

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TV series on November 17, 1948

People in November 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in November 1948

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on November 17, 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 17, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on November 17.

Rock Hudson

Actor Deceased
Born on November 17, 1925
He turned 23 on this day in 1948.

Martin Scorsese

Film director
Born on November 17, 1942
He turned 6 on this day in 1948.

Danny DeVito

Actor
Born on November 17, 1944
He turned 4 on this day in 1948.

John Boehner

American politician
Born on November 17, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Jonathan Ross

Television presenter
Born on November 17, 1960
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Jeff Buckley

Musician Deceased
Born on November 17, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Rachel McAdams

Actress
Born on November 17, 1978
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Isaac Hanson

Musician
Born on November 17, 1980
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Sarah Harding

English singer Deceased
Born on November 17, 1981
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on November 17, 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 17, 1948 was most likely conceived around February 25, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 17, 1948 is close to August 10, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 17, 1948:

27,757 days have passed since this date.
3,965 weeks have passed.
2,398,204,800 seconds have passed since November 17, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,797,905,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,473,676,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,700,800 times.
You have taken approximately 206,245,613 steps. That's roughly 91,665 miles.
28,778,458 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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