December 21st, 1948.

Born on December 21st, 1948.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Samuel L. Jackson: Actor.

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.

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  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%.

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  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.

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.

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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.

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.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• 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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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!
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