Today is my birthday, I turn 48.  Whoopee.

So to get some perspective, let's see what I found online:

Animal Man was the 48th member of the Justice League (he was a Justice League Europe member).

Arizona was the 48th state.

Cadmium is the 48th element on the periodic table.

Crystal Kid was the 48th member of the Legion Of Super-Heroes (he joined during the Five Year Gap).

Edward VIII was the 48th English Monarch, abdicating in December 1936 after an 11 month reign.

The 1976 presidential election was the 48th election (Jimmy Carter, the winner, in blue; Gerald Ford in red).

Immunity Syndrome was the 48th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series.

Daryl "Moose"Johnston was a Dallas Cowboy in the 90s who wore the number 48 jersey. 

"Under The Dome" was the 48th novel of Stephen King.

Living Lightning was the 48th member of The Avengers (he was a West Coast Avenger).

Madeline Kahn was the 48th host of Saturday Night Live (during the third season).

The 48th Super Bowl was in January 2014 and pitted the Seattle Seahawks, the winner, versus the Denver Broncos.

Graham Chapman of Monty Python's Flying Circus died when he was 48 years old in 1989.

Marty Feldman, of many movies including Young Frankenstein, died when he was 48 years old in 1982.

However, by managing to turn 48, I've lived longer than quite a few other famous people:

Alexander The Great
Jane Austen
John Belushi
Jesus Christ
Kurt Cobain
James Dean
Princess Diana
Amelia Earhart
Anne Frank
Judy Garland
Andy Gibb
Che Guevara
Jimi Hendrix
Buddy Holly
Janis Joplin
John Kennedy
Martin Luthor King JR
Heath Ledger
Bruce Lee
John Lennon
Bob Marley
Freddie Mercury
Glenn Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Jim Morrison
Wolfgang Mozart
George Orwell
Eva Peron
River Phoenix
Elvis Presley
Otis Redding
Tupac Shakur
King Tut
Vincent Van Gogh
Sid Vicious
Paul Walker
Oscar Wilde
Hank Williams
Amy Winehouse

So I guess, all in all, it's not too bad to be turning 48.

POLT