May 16, 1948

May 16, 1948, was a Sunday. It was 76 years, 7 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date was 27,979 days ago. Approximately 933 months have passed. It was the 137th day of 1948, in week 20. 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 311 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 16, 1948, will have the star sign Taurus.
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 7.
Native American Zodiac: May 16, 1948 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to May 16, 1948.

May 15, 1948: The Arab-Israeli War begins.

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Liberace

American pianist Deceased
Born on May 16, 1919
He turned 29 on this day in 1948.

Pierce Brosnan

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

Krist Novoselic

Nirvana
Born on May 16, 1965
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.

Janet Jackson

Singer
Born on May 16, 1966
She was born exactly 18 years after this date.

David Boreanaz

Actor
Born on May 16, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Tucker Carlson

TV presenter
Born on May 16, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Tori Spelling

Actress
Born on May 16, 1973
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Wee Man

Stunt performer
Born on May 16, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Melanie Lynskey

Actress
Born on May 16, 1977
She was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Chris Watts

Murderer
Born on May 16, 1985
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Megan Fox

American actress
Born on May 16, 1986
She was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Omos

Wrestler
Born on May 16, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on May 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 May 16, 1948 was most likely conceived around August 24, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 16, 1948 is close to February 6, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 16, 1948:

27,979 days have passed since this date.
3,997 weeks have passed.
2,417,389,200 seconds have passed since May 16, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,820,287,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,247,372,827,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 402,898,200 times.
You have taken approximately 207,895,471 steps. That's roughly 92,398 miles.
29,008,670 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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