December 1, 1948

December 1, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date occurred 27,743 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 336th day of 1948, in week 49. The decade was the 1940s. There were only 30 days left in the year. People who were born on December 1, 1948, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. The Earth has experienced 308 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 1, 1948, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
Native American Zodiac: December 1, 1948 falls under the Owl.
Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 1, 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 December 1, 1948.

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Television shows in December 1948

Television shows that people were watching in December 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1948

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 1, 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 December 1, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 1.

Woody Allen

Actor
Born on December 1, 1935
He turned 13 on this day in 1948.

Richard Pryor

Comedian Deceased
Born on December 1, 1940
He turned 8 on this day in 1948.

Bette Midler

Singer
Born on December 1, 1945
She turned 3 on this day in 1948.

Pablo Escobar

Colombian drug lord Deceased
Born on December 1, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Sarah Silverman

Comedian
Born on December 1, 1970
She was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Philip DeFranco

Youtuber
Born on December 1, 1985
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Natasha O'Keeffe

Actress
Born on December 1, 1986
She was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Andrew Tate

Internet personality
Born on December 1, 1986
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Zoë Kravitz

Actress
Born on December 1, 1988
She was born exactly 40 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 1, 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 December 1, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 10, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 1, 1948 is close to August 24, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 1, 1948:

27,743 days have passed since this date.
3,963 weeks have passed.
2,396,995,200 seconds have passed since December 1, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,796,494,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,236,849,523,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,499,200 times.
You have taken approximately 206,141,587 steps. That's roughly 91,618 miles.
28,763,942 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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