September 16, 1948

September 16, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 76 years, 3 months, and 2 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date was 27,852 days ago. Approximately 928 months have passed. It was the 260th day of 1948, in week 38. 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 309 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 16, 1948, will have the star sign Virgo.
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 11.
Native American Zodiac: September 16, 1948 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

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TV series on September 16, 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Charles Haughey

Irish prime minister Deceased
Born on September 16, 1925
He turned 23 on this day in 1948.

B.B. King

Musician Deceased
Born on September 16, 1925
He turned 23 on this day in 1948.

Peter Falk

Actor Deceased
Born on September 16, 1927
He turned 21 on this day in 1948.

Mickey Rourke

Actor
Born on September 16, 1952
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

David Copperfield

Illusionist
Born on September 16, 1956
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Nick Jonas

Singer
Born on September 16, 1992
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Joji

Internet personality
Born on September 16, 1993
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on September 16:

Mexican Independence Day

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on September 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 September 16, 1948 was most likely conceived around December 25, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 16, 1948 is close to June 9, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 16, 1948:

27,852 days have passed since this date.
3,978 weeks have passed.
2,406,416,400 seconds have passed since September 16, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,807,485,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,241,710,862,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 401,069,400 times.
You have taken approximately 206,951,810 steps. That's roughly 91,979 miles.
28,876,997 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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