December 24, 1948

December 24, 1948, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 3 months, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,509 days ago. Approximately 917 months have passed. It was the 359th day of 1948, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1949 was just 7 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. 306 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 24, 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 24, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 24, 1948, will have the star sign Capricorn.
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 4.
Native American Zodiac: December 24, 1948 falls under the Goose.
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 shows in 1948

In December 1948, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 24, 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

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 24, 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 24, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 24.

King John

King of England Deceased
Born on December 24, 1167
He was not alive on this date.

Dean Corll

Serial killer Deceased
Born on December 24, 1939
He turned 9 on this day in 1948.

Anthony Fauci

Physician-scientist and immunologist
Born on December 24, 1940
He turned 8 on this day in 1948.

Lemmy

English singer Deceased
Born on December 24, 1945
He turned 3 on this day in 1948.

Clarence Gilyard

Actor Deceased
Born on December 24, 1955
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Kate Spade

American fashion designer Deceased
Born on December 24, 1962
She was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Ricky Martin

Singer
Born on December 24, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Ryan Seacrest

Media personality
Born on December 24, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Louis Tomlinson

Singer
Born on December 24, 1991
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 24:

Christmas Eve

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 24, 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 24, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 2, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 24, 1948 is close to September 16, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 24, 1948:

27,509 days have passed since this date.
3,929 weeks have passed.
2,376,774,000 seconds have passed since December 24, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,772,903,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,226,415,384,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,129,000 times.
You have taken approximately 204,402,564 steps. That's roughly 90,846 miles.
28,521,288 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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