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December 2, 1948

December 2, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 76 years and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,779 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 337th day of 1948, in week 49. The decade was the 1940s. There were only 29 days left in the year. 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. The Earth has experienced 309 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 2, 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 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 2, 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

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 2, 1948.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    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.

    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 2, 1948.

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Television shows

TV shows in 1948

Television shows that people were watching in December 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on December 2, 1948

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1948:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1948

Toys and games that were popular in 1948:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 2, 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 2, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 2.

Gianni Versace

Gianni Versace

Italian fashion designer Deceased
Born on December 2, 1946
He turned 2 on this day in 1948.

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Actress
Born on December 2, 1968
She was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

Singer
Born on December 2, 1978
She was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Singer
Born on December 2, 1981
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers

NFL player
Born on December 2, 1983
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Juice Wrld

Juice Wrld

Rapper Deceased
Born on December 2, 1998
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 2, 1948.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on December 2, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 11, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 2, 1948 is close to August 25, 1949.

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Stats for December 2, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 2, 1948:

  • 27,779 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,968 weeks have passed.
  • 2,400,105,600 seconds have passed since December 2, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,800,123,200 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,238,454,489,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,017,600 times.
  • You have taken approximately 206,409,082 steps. That's roughly 91,737 miles.
  • 28,801,267 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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