November 21, 1948

November 21, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 27,753 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 326th day of 1948, in week 47. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1949 was just 40 days away. People who were born on November 21, 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. 308 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 November 21, 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: November 21, 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 21, 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 21, 1948.

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Television shows in November 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

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 November 21, 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 21, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on November 21.

Voltaire

French philosopher Deceased
Born on November 21, 1694
He was not alive on this date.

Nicollette Sheridan

Actress
Born on November 21, 1963
She was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Reggie Lewis

NBA player Deceased
Born on November 21, 1965
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Carly Rae Jepsen

Singer
Born on November 21, 1985
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Bryan Kohberger

Suspected murderer
Born on November 21, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on November 21, 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 21, 1948 was most likely conceived around February 29, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 21, 1948 is close to August 14, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 21, 1948:

27,753 days have passed since this date.
3,964 weeks have passed.
2,397,859,200 seconds have passed since November 21, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,797,502,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,295,347,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,643,200 times.
You have taken approximately 206,215,891 steps. That's roughly 91,652 miles.
28,774,310 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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