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December 21st, 1948.

December 21st, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was day 356 of 1948. The decade was the 1940s.

74 years, 3 months and 11 days have passed since December 21st, 1948.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Birthdays

Born on December 21st, 1948.

People who were born on this exact date.

News

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on December 21st, 1948.

  • More and more people are buying television sets.

    More and more people are buying television sets.

    In the late 1940s and 1950s, more and more households were buying TV sets. In 1950, 20% of homes had a television set. 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 during this period of time 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.

Information

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

  • 74 years, 3 months and 11 days have passed since December 21st, 1948.
  • Week Number: This date occurred during Week 52 of 1948.
  • Leap Year: 1948 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
  • Age: A person born on December 21st, 1948 will be 74 years old.
  • Generation: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on December 21st, 1948.

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Zodiac info

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 21st, 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 1.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 21st, 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.
Television shows

TV shows in 1948.

Television shows that people were watching in December, 1948.

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Variety show.

Children TV shows

Kids' TV shows on December 21st, 1948.

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1948.

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes

Toys

Popular toys and games in 1948.

Toys and games that were popular on this date in 1948.

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on this date?

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 21st, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays.

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 21st.

Jane Fonda

Actress.
Born on December 21st, 1937
She turned 11 on this day in 1948.

Frank Zappa

Musician. Deceased
Born on December 21st, 1940
He turned 8 on this day in 1948.

Jane Kaczmarek

Actress.
Born on December 21st, 1955
She was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Ray Romano

Actor.
Born on December 21st, 1957
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.

Kiefer Sutherland

Actor.
Born on December 21st, 1966
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Emmanuel Macron

French president.
Born on December 21st, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

The King of Random

Youtube personality. Deceased
Born on December 21st, 1980
He was born exactly 32 years after this date.

Steven Yeun

Actor.
Born on December 21st, 1983
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Ben Chilwell

Soccer player.
Born on December 21st, 1996
He was born exactly 48 years after this date.

USA

US President.

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 21st, 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 21st, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 30th, 1948.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 21st, 1948 is close to September 13th, 1949.

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Stats for December 21st, 1948

Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 21st, 1948.

  • A total of 27,130 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,875 weeks have passed.
  • 2,344,028,400 seconds have passed since the December 21st, 1948.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,734,699,800 times.
  • Since December 21st, 1948, the Earth has travelled approximately 1,209,518,654,400 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 390,671,400 times.
  • If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 201,586,442 steps. That's about 89,594 miles!
  • Since this date, 28,128,341 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
  • How many years ago was 1948?

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