February 7, 1948

February 7, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 76 years, 10 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.

Facts

This date occurred 28,079 days ago. Approximately 936 months have passed. It was the 38th day of 1948, in week 06. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on February 7, 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 312 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on February 7, 1948, will have the star sign Aquarius.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: February 7, 1948 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: A person during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
Birth flower (February): The Violet and the Primrose.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 7, 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 February 7, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around February 7, 1948.

January 30, 1948: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi, India.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in February 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 February 7, 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 February 7, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 7.

Charles Dickens

Writer Deceased
Born on February 7, 1812
He was not alive on this date.

Pete Postlethwaite

English actor Deceased
Born on February 7, 1946
He turned 2 on this day in 1948.

Garth Brooks

Singer
Born on February 7, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Chris Rock

Comedian
Born on February 7, 1965
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

J Dilla

Rapper Deceased
Born on February 7, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Wes Borland

Limp Bizkit
Born on February 7, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Ashton Kutcher

Actor
Born on February 7, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Jacksepticeye

Youtuber
Born on February 7, 1990
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on February 7, 1948.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera 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 February 7, 1948 was most likely conceived around May 17, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on February 7, 1948 is close to October 30, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about February 7, 1948:

28,079 days have passed since this date.
4,011 weeks have passed.
2,426,025,600 seconds have passed since February 7, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,830,363,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,251,829,209,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,337,600 times.
You have taken approximately 208,638,202 steps. That's roughly 92,728 miles.
29,112,307 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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