December 3, 1948

December 3, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Born on December 3, 1948

People who were born on this exact date:

Ozzy Osbourne: Singer

Facts

This date occurred 27,777 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 338th day of 1948, in week 49. The decade was the 1940s. There were only 28 days left in the year. People who were born on December 3, 1948, are now 76 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 309 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 3, 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 1.
Native American Zodiac: December 3, 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 3, 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 3, 1948.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

View Personality Summary

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 3, 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 3, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 3.

Brendan Fraser

Actor
Born on December 3, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Holly Marie Combs

Actress
Born on December 3, 1973
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Lil Baby

Rapper
Born on December 3, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 3, 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 3, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 12, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 3, 1948 is close to August 26, 1949.

Submit a comment

Have something to say about this date? Was it your birthday? Or perhaps you have a memory of it?

Your name

Write something about this date

All comments are moderated. Our system may automatically edit comments to correct misspellings and grammar. We may also remove or redact personal information.

How old was I?

Find out what your age was on December 3, 1948, by entering your date of birth below.
This information is not sent to our server.

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 3, 1948:

27,777 days have passed since this date.
3,968 weeks have passed.
2,399,932,800 seconds have passed since December 3, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,799,921,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,238,365,324,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,988,800 times.
You have taken approximately 206,394,221 steps. That's roughly 91,731 miles.
28,799,194 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
How many years ago was 1948?

Search

It looks like you have reached the end. Try searching for another date.

Random dates

Check out some of these random dates.