December 8, 1948

December 8, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was 76 years and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,773 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 343rd day of 1948, in week 50. The decade was the 1940s. There were only 23 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 8, 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 33.
Native American Zodiac: December 8, 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 8, 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 8, 1948.

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TV shows in 1948

The following TV shows were popular in December 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 8, 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 8, 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 8, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 8.

Sammy Davis, Jr

Entertainer Deceased
Born on December 8, 1925
He turned 23 on this day in 1948.

Jim Morrison

Singer Deceased
Born on December 8, 1943
He turned 5 on this day in 1948.

Kim Basinger

Actress
Born on December 8, 1953
She was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Ann Coulter

American media pundit
Born on December 8, 1961
She was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Teri Hatcher

Actress
Born on December 8, 1964
She was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Sinéad O'Connor

Singer Deceased
Born on December 8, 1966
She was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Nicki Minaj

Rapper
Born on December 8, 1982
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Raheem Sterling

Soccer player
Born on December 8, 1994
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Reece James

Soccer player
Born on December 8, 1999
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 8:

Immaculate Conception (Spain)

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 8, 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 8, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 17, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 8, 1948 is close to August 31, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 8, 1948:

27,773 days have passed since this date.
3,967 weeks have passed.
2,399,587,200 seconds have passed since December 8, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,799,518,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,238,186,995,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,931,200 times.
You have taken approximately 206,364,499 steps. That's roughly 91,718 miles.
28,795,046 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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