October 16, 1948

October 16, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 76 years and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date was 27,788 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1948, in week 42. 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 October 16, 1948, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
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: October 16, 1948 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

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TV series on October 16, 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Oscar Wilde

Writer Deceased
Born on October 16, 1854
He was not alive on this date.

Michael Collins

Irish revolutionary leader Deceased
Born on October 16, 1890
He was not alive on this date.

Angela Lansbury

Actress Deceased
Born on October 16, 1925
She turned 23 on this day in 1948.

Flea

Bassist
Born on October 16, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 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 October 16, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 24, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 16, 1948 is close to July 9, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 16, 1948:

27,788 days have passed since this date.
3,969 weeks have passed.
2,400,886,800 seconds have passed since October 16, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,801,034,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,238,857,588,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,147,800 times.
You have taken approximately 206,476,265 steps. That's roughly 91,767 miles.
28,810,642 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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