January 16, 1948

January 16, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years, 9 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 28,062 days ago. Approximately 935 months have passed. It was the 16th day of 1948, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. We have gone through approximately 312 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 16, 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 3.
Native American Zodiac: January 16, 1948 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to January 16, 1948.

January 30, 1948: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi, India.

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Roy Jones Jr.

Boxer
Born on January 16, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Kate Moss

Model
Born on January 16, 1974
She was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Aaliyah

Singer Deceased
Born on January 16, 1979
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Jennie Kim

South Korean singer
Born on January 16, 1996
She was born exactly 48 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on January 16:

Republic Day (India)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 16, 1948.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera 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 January 16, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 25, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 16, 1948 is close to October 8, 1948.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 16, 1948:

28,062 days have passed since this date.
4,008 weeks have passed.
2,424,556,800 seconds have passed since January 16, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,828,649,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,251,071,308,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 404,092,800 times.
You have taken approximately 208,511,885 steps. That's roughly 92,672 miles.
29,094,682 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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