September 15, 1948

September 15, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 76 years, 3 months, and 3 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,853 days ago. Approximately 928 months have passed. It was the 259th day of 1948, in week 38. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on September 15, 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. We have gone through approximately 309 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 15, 1948, will have the star sign Virgo.
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 1.
Native American Zodiac: September 15, 1948 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 15, 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 September 15, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around September 15, 1948.

August 16, 1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth dies from cancer at the age of 53.

TV series on September 15, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on September 15, 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in September 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 September 15, 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 September 15, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 15.

Marco Polo

Merchant traveller Deceased
Born on September 15, 1254
He was not alive on this date.

Tom Hardy

Actor
Born on September 15, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Prince Harry

English prince
Born on September 15, 1984
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 15, 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 September 15, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 24, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 15, 1948 is close to June 8, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 15, 1948:

27,853 days have passed since this date.
3,979 weeks have passed.
2,406,502,800 seconds have passed since September 15, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,807,586,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,241,755,444,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 401,083,800 times.
You have taken approximately 206,959,241 steps. That's roughly 91,982 miles.
28,878,034 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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