December 22, 1948

December 22, 1948, was a Wednesday. It was exactly 76 years ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,759 days ago. Approximately 925 months have passed. It was the 357th day of 1948, in week 52. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1949 was just 9 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. 308 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 22, 1948, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
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 22, 1948 falls under the Goose.
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 22, 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 22, 1948.

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TV shows in 1948

People in December 1948 were watching the following TV series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 22, 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

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on December 22, 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 22, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 22.

Ralph Fiennes

Actor
Born on December 22, 1962
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Richey Edwards

Musician Deceased
Born on December 22, 1967
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Jordin Sparks

Singer
Born on December 22, 1989
She was born exactly 41 years after this date.

DaBaby

Rapper
Born on December 22, 1991
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Meghan Trainor

Singer
Born on December 22, 1993
She was born exactly 45 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 22, 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 22, 1948 was most likely conceived around March 31, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 22, 1948 is close to September 14, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 22, 1948:

27,759 days have passed since this date.
3,965 weeks have passed.
2,398,377,600 seconds have passed since December 22, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,798,107,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,237,562,841,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,729,600 times.
You have taken approximately 206,260,474 steps. That's roughly 91,671 miles.
28,780,531 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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