November 16, 1948

November 16, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Facts

This date was 27,758 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 321st day of 1948, in week 47. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. We have gone through approximately 308 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 16, 1948, will have the star sign Scorpio.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: November 16, 1948 falls under the Snake.
Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

News, nostalgia, and fads

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

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TV series on November 16, 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Shigeru Miyamoto

Video game producer
Born on November 16, 1952
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Frank Bruno

Boxer
Born on November 16, 1961
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Paul Scholes

Soccer player
Born on November 16, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Omar Mateen

Mass murderer Deceased
Born on November 16, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Vicky Pattison

Media personality
Born on November 16, 1987
She was born exactly 39 years after this date.

Pete Davidson

Actor / comedian
Born on November 16, 1993
He was born exactly 45 years after this date.

US President

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

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 16, 1948:

27,758 days have passed since this date.
3,965 weeks have passed.
2,398,291,200 seconds have passed since November 16, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,798,006,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,518,259,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,715,200 times.
You have taken approximately 206,253,043 steps. That's roughly 91,668 miles.
28,779,494 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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