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December 9, 1948

December 9, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date occurred 27,735 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 344th day of 1948, in week 50. The decade was the 1940s. There were only 22 days left in the year. People who were born on December 9, 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 info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 9, 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 7.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 9, 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 9, 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 9, 1948.

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Television shows

Television shows in December 1948

The following TV shows were popular in December 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1948

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1948

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 9, 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 9, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 9.

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Actress
Born on December 9, 1934
She turned 14 on this day in 1948.

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Actor
Born on December 9, 1953
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Actress
Born on December 9, 1962
She was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle

Wrestler
Born on December 9, 1968
He was born exactly 20 years after this date.

Tré Cool

Tré Cool

Green Day
Born on December 9, 1972
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Camoflauge

Camoflauge

Rapper Deceased
Born on December 9, 1981
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

PnB Rock

PnB Rock

Rapper Deceased
Born on December 9, 1991
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 9, 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 9, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 18, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 9, 1948 is close to September 1, 1949.

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Stats for December 9, 1948

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 9, 1948:

  • 27,735 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,962 weeks have passed.
  • 2,396,304,000 seconds have passed since December 9, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,795,688,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,236,492,864,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,384,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 206,082,144 steps. That's roughly 91,592 miles.
  • 28,755,648 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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