November 9, 1948

November 9, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 76 years, 1 month, and 12 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date occurred 27,801 days ago. Approximately 927 months have passed. It was the 314th day of 1948, in week 46. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on November 9, 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. 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 1948.

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Television shows in November 1948

The following TV shows were popular in November 1948:

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 9, 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 9, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on November 9.

Carl Sagan

Scientist Deceased
Born on November 9, 1934
He turned 14 on this day in 1948.

Lou Ferrigno

Actor
Born on November 9, 1951
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Jill Dando

TV presenter Deceased
Born on November 9, 1961
She was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Chris Jericho

Wrestler
Born on November 9, 1970
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Nick Lachey

Singer
Born on November 9, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Alessandro Del Piero

Italian soccer player
Born on November 9, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Caroline Flack

English TV presenter Deceased
Born on November 9, 1979
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on November 9, 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 9, 1948 was most likely conceived around February 17, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 9, 1948 is close to August 2, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 9, 1948:

27,801 days have passed since this date.
3,971 weeks have passed.
2,402,006,400 seconds have passed since November 9, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,802,340,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,239,435,302,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,334,400 times.
You have taken approximately 206,572,550 steps. That's roughly 91,810 miles.
28,824,077 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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