December 28, 1948

December 28, 1948, was a Tuesday. It was 75 years, 10 months, and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,716 days ago. Approximately 924 months have passed. It was the 363rd day of 1948, in week 53. The decade was the 1940s. The start of 1949 was just 3 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 28, 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 8.
Native American Zodiac: December 28, 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 28, 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 28, 1948.

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TV shows in 1948

In December 1948, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 28, 1948

If you were a kid on December 28, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

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 28, 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 28, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 28.

Woodrow Wilson

US President Deceased
Born on December 28, 1856
He was not alive on this date.

Stan Lee

Comic book writer Deceased
Born on December 28, 1922
He turned 26 on this day in 1948.

Maggie Smith

Actress Deceased
Born on December 28, 1934
She turned 14 on this day in 1948.

Denzel Washington

Actor
Born on December 28, 1954
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Robert F. Chew

Actor Deceased
Born on December 28, 1960
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

John Legend

Singer
Born on December 28, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 28, 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 28, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 6, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 28, 1948 is close to September 20, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 28, 1948:

27,716 days have passed since this date.
3,959 weeks have passed.
2,394,662,400 seconds have passed since December 28, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,793,772,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,235,645,798,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 399,110,400 times.
You have taken approximately 205,940,966 steps. That's roughly 91,529 miles.
28,735,949 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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