April 6, 1948

April 6, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 76 years, 8 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date was 28,020 days ago. Approximately 934 months have passed. It was the 97th day of 1948, in week 15. The decade was the 1940s. 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. The Earth has experienced 311 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 6, 1948, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
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: April 6, 1948 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 6, 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 April 6, 1948.

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Kids TV shows on April 6, 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 April 6, 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 April 6, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 6.

Ian Paisley

Politician Deceased
Born on April 6, 1926
He turned 22 on this day in 1948.

Peter Maivia

Wrestler Deceased
Born on April 6, 1937
He turned 11 on this day in 1948.

Paul Rudd

Actor
Born on April 6, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Zach Braff

Actor
Born on April 6, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 6, 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 April 6, 1948 was most likely conceived around July 15, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 6, 1948 is close to December 28, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 6, 1948:

28,020 days have passed since this date.
4,002 weeks have passed.
2,420,928,000 seconds have passed since April 6, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,824,416,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,249,198,848,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,488,000 times.
You have taken approximately 208,199,808 steps. That's roughly 92,533 miles.
29,051,136 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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