December 16, 1948

December 16, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 4 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,522 days ago. Approximately 917 months have passed. It was the 351st day of 1948, in week 51. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1948 was just 15 days away. 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 306 seasons of weather since this date.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 16, 1948, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
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: December 16, 1948 falls under the Owl.
Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

TV series on December 16, 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Xander Berkeley

Actor
Born on December 16, 1955
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Bill Hicks

Stand-up comedian Deceased
Born on December 16, 1961
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Michael McCary

Boyz II Men
Born on December 16, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Brodie Lee

Wrestler Deceased
Born on December 16, 1979
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Mats Hummels

German soccer player
Born on December 16, 1988
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Kai Cenat

Streamer
Born on December 16, 2001
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 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 December 16, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 25, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 16, 1948 is close to September 8, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 16, 1948:

27,522 days have passed since this date.
3,931 weeks have passed.
2,377,897,200 seconds have passed since December 16, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,774,213,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,226,994,955,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,316,200 times.
You have taken approximately 204,499,159 steps. That's roughly 90,889 miles.
28,534,766 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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