May 3, 1948

May 3, 1948, was a Monday. It was 76 years, 7 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 27,989 days ago. Approximately 933 months have passed. It was the 124th day of 1948, in week 19. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on May 3, 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 311 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 3, 1948, will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
Native American Zodiac: May 3, 1948 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 3, 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 May 3, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 3, 1948.

May 15, 1948: The Arab-Israeli War begins.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in May 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 May 3, 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 May 3, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 3.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Philosopher / Diplomat Deceased
Born on May 3, 1469
He was not alive on this date.

Sugar Ray Robinson

Boxer Deceased
Born on May 3, 1921
He turned 27 on this day in 1948.

James Brown

Singer Deceased
Born on May 3, 1933
He turned 15 on this day in 1948.

Dule Hill

Actor
Born on May 3, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Farrah Franklin

Singer
Born on May 3, 1981
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Noah Munck

Actor
Born on May 3, 1996
He was born exactly 48 years after this date.

Desiigner

Rapper
Born on May 3, 1997
He was born exactly 49 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on May 3:

Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)
May Day Bank Holiday (UK)
May Day (Ireland)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 3, 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 May 3, 1948 was most likely conceived around August 11, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 3, 1948 is close to January 24, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 3, 1948:

27,989 days have passed since this date.
3,998 weeks have passed.
2,418,253,200 seconds have passed since May 3, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,821,295,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,247,818,651,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 403,042,200 times.
You have taken approximately 207,969,775 steps. That's roughly 92,431 miles.
29,019,038 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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