December 11, 1948

December 11, 1948, was a Saturday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date occurred 27,733 days ago. Approximately 924 months have passed. It was the 346th day of 1948, in week 50. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1948 was just 20 days away. People who were born on December 11, 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. We have gone through approximately 308 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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

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TV series on December 11, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on December 11, 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 11, 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 11, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 11.

Jermaine Jackson

Musician
Born on December 11, 1954
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

DJ Yella

Rapper
Born on December 11, 1961
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Mos Def

Rapper
Born on December 11, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Rey Mysterio

Wrestler
Born on December 11, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Rider Strong

Actor
Born on December 11, 1979
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 11, 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 11, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 20, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 11, 1948 is close to September 3, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 11, 1948:

27,733 days have passed since this date.
3,961 weeks have passed.
2,396,131,200 seconds have passed since December 11, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,795,486,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,236,403,699,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,355,200 times.
You have taken approximately 206,067,283 steps. That's roughly 91,585 miles.
28,753,574 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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