November 18, 1948

November 18, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 76 years, 1 month, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date was 27,790 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 323rd day of 1948, in week 47. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1948 was just 43 days away. 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. We have gone through approximately 309 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 18, 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 6.
Native American Zodiac: November 18, 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 18, 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 18, 1948.

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TV series on November 18, 1948

People in November 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on November 18, 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 18, 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 18, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on November 18.

Dennis Haskins

Actor
Born on November 18, 1950
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Kirk Hammett

Guitarist
Born on November 18, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Len Bias

Basketball player Deceased
Born on November 18, 1963
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Owen Wilson

Actor
Born on November 18, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Anthony McPartlin (Ant)

Television personality
Born on November 18, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Nathan Kress

Actor
Born on November 18, 1992
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on November 18, 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 18, 1948 was most likely conceived around February 26, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 18, 1948 is close to August 11, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 18, 1948:

27,790 days have passed since this date.
3,970 weeks have passed.
2,401,056,000 seconds have passed since November 18, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,801,232,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,238,944,896,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,176,000 times.
You have taken approximately 206,490,816 steps. That's roughly 91,774 miles.
28,812,672 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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