December 13, 1948

December 13, 1948, was a Monday. It was 76 years and 9 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date occurred 27,768 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 348th day of 1948, in week 51. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1948 was just 18 days away. People who were born on December 13, 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. We have gone through approximately 309 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 13, 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 13, 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 13, 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 13, 1948.

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TV series on December 13, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on December 13, 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 13, 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 13, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 13.

Dick Van Dyke

Actor
Born on December 13, 1925
He turned 23 on this day in 1948.

Herman Cain

Businessman and Tea Party activist Deceased
Born on December 13, 1945
He turned 3 on this day in 1948.

Steve Buscemi

Actor
Born on December 13, 1957
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Jamie Foxx

Actor
Born on December 13, 1967
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Tom DeLonge

Blink-182
Born on December 13, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Taylor Swift

Singer
Born on December 13, 1989
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 13:

Saint Lucy's Day

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 13, 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 13, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 22, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 13, 1948 is close to September 5, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 13, 1948:

27,768 days have passed since this date.
3,966 weeks have passed.
2,399,155,200 seconds have passed since December 13, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,799,014,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,964,083,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,859,200 times.
You have taken approximately 206,327,347 steps. That's roughly 91,701 miles.
28,789,862 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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