December 14, 1948

December 14, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 75 years, 11 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Facts

This date was 27,730 days ago. Approximately 924 months have passed. It was the 349th day of 1948, in week 51. The decade was the 1940s. The end of 1948 was just 17 days away. People born on this day are currently 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 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 14, 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 3.
Native American Zodiac: December 14, 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 14, 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 14, 1948.

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TV series on December 14, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on December 14, 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 14, 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 14, 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 14, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 14.

Nostradamus

Apothecary Deceased
Born on December 14, 1503
He was not alive on this date.

Ernie Davis

American football player Deceased
Born on December 14, 1939
He turned 9 on this day in 1948.

Jobriath

Musician Deceased
Born on December 14, 1946
He turned 2 on this day in 1948.

Thuy Trang

Actress Deceased
Born on December 14, 1973
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Michael Owen

Soccer player
Born on December 14, 1979
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Vanessa Hudgens

Actress and singer
Born on December 14, 1988
She was born exactly 40 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 14, 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 14, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 23, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 14, 1948 is close to September 6, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 14, 1948:

27,730 days have passed since this date.
3,961 weeks have passed.
2,395,872,000 seconds have passed since December 14, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,795,184,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,236,269,952,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,312,000 times.
You have taken approximately 206,044,992 steps. That's roughly 91,576 miles.
28,750,464 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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