August 16, 1948

August 16, 1948, was a Monday. It was 75 years, 8 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on August 16, 1948:

Baseball legend Babe Ruth dies from cancer at the age of 53.

Facts

This date was 27,641 days ago. Approximately 921 months have passed. It was the 229th day of 1948, in week 34. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. We have gone through approximately 307 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 16, 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 August 16, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 16, 1948.

August 9, 1948: Fashion designer Hugo Boss dies from a tooth abscess at the age of 63.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 16, 1948, will have the star sign Leo.
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 1.
Native American Zodiac: August 16, 1948 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

TV series on August 16, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on August 16, 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on August 16, 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 August 16, 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 August 16, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 16.

Vincent Curatola

Actor
Born on August 16, 1953
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

James Cameron

Movie director
Born on August 16, 1954
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Madonna

Singer
Born on August 16, 1958
She was born exactly 10 years after this date.

Steve Carell

Actor
Born on August 16, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Shawn Pyfrom

Actor
Born on August 16, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 16, 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 August 16, 1948 was most likely conceived around November 24, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 16, 1948 is close to May 9, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 16, 1948:

27,641 days have passed since this date.
3,948 weeks have passed.
2,388,182,400 seconds have passed since August 16, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,786,212,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,232,302,118,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 398,030,400 times.
You have taken approximately 205,383,686 steps. That's roughly 91,282 miles.
28,658,189 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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