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December 25, 1948

December 25, 1948, was a Saturday. It was the 360th day of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

75 years, 3 months, and 3 days have passed since December 25, 1948.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 27,487 days ago. Approximately 916 months have passed. It was the 360th day of 1948, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1949 was just 6 days away. People who were born on December 25, 1948, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 305 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 25, 1948.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 25, 1948.

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Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 25, 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 5.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 25, 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.
Television shows

Television shows in December 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1948

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1948

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

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 25, 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 25, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 25.

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Actor Deceased
Born on December 25, 1899
He turned 49 on this day in 1948.

Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett

Singer Deceased
Born on December 25, 1946
He turned 2 on this day in 1948.

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox

Singer
Born on December 25, 1954
She was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Shane MacGowan

Shane MacGowan

Singer Deceased
Born on December 25, 1957
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Dido

Dido

Singer
Born on December 25, 1971
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister
Born on December 25, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

Actor
Born on December 25, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Adut Akech

Adut Akech

Model
Born on December 25, 1999
She was born exactly 51 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 25:

  • Christmas Day
USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 25, 1948.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on December 25, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 3, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 25, 1948 is close to September 17, 1949.

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Stats for December 25, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 25, 1948:

  • 27,487 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,926 weeks have passed.
  • 2,374,876,800 seconds have passed since December 25, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,770,689,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,225,436,428,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 395,812,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 204,239,405 steps. That's roughly 90,773 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,498,522 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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