December 4, 1948

December 4, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 76 years and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,777 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 339th day of 1948, in week 49. The decade was the 1940s. There were only 27 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

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 4, 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 11.
Native American Zodiac: December 4, 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 4, 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 4, 1948.

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TV shows in 1948

Television shows that people were watching in December 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 4, 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 December 4, 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 4, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 4.

Jeff Bridges

Actor
Born on December 4, 1949
He was born exactly one year after this date.

Jonathan Goldstein

Actor
Born on December 4, 1964
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Jay-Z

Rapper
Born on December 4, 1969
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Fat Pat

Rapper Deceased
Born on December 4, 1970
He was born exactly 22 years after this date.

Tyra Banks

Model
Born on December 4, 1973
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Jin

BTS member
Born on December 4, 1992
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Millie Court

Love Island contestant
Born on December 4, 1996
She was born exactly 48 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 4, 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 4, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 13, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 4, 1948 is close to August 27, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 4, 1948:

27,777 days have passed since this date.
3,968 weeks have passed.
2,399,932,800 seconds have passed since December 4, 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.
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