December 30, 1948

December 30, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 75 years, 3 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date was 27,504 days ago. Approximately 917 months have passed. It was the 365th day of 1948, in week 53. The decade was the 1940s. There was only one day left in 1948. 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. 306 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 30, 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 30, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 30, 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 1.
Native American Zodiac: December 30, 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.

TV shows in 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on December 30, 1948

If you were a kid on December 30, 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 30, 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 30, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 30.

Meredith Monroe

Actress
Born on December 30, 1969
She was born exactly 21 years after this date.

Tiger Woods

Golfer
Born on December 30, 1975
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

LeBron James

Basketball player
Born on December 30, 1984
He was born exactly 36 years after this date.

Ellie Goulding

Singer
Born on December 30, 1986
She was born exactly 38 years after this date.

V

BTS member
Born on December 30, 1995
He was born exactly 47 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 30, 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 30, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 8, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 30, 1948 is close to September 22, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 30, 1948:

27,504 days have passed since this date.
3,929 weeks have passed.
2,376,342,000 seconds have passed since December 30, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,772,399,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,226,192,472,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,057,000 times.
You have taken approximately 204,365,412 steps. That's roughly 90,829 miles.
28,516,104 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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