December 31, 1948

December 31, 1948, was a Friday. It was 75 years, 3 months, and 18 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 27,503 days ago. Approximately 917 months have passed. It was the 366th day of 1948, in week 53. The decade was the 1940s. It was the last day of the year. People who were born on December 31, 1948, are now 75 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 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 31, 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 31, 1948.

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Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 31, 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 31, 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.

Television shows in December 1948

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1948

If you were a kid on December 31, 1948, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys 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 31, 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 31, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 31.

Anthony Hopkins

Actor
Born on December 31, 1937
He turned 11 on this day in 1948.

Alex Ferguson

Soccer manager
Born on December 31, 1941
He turned 7 on this day in 1948.

John Denver

American singer Deceased
Born on December 31, 1943
He turned 5 on this day in 1948.

Val Kilmer

Actor
Born on December 31, 1959
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

John Allen Muhammad

Convicted murderer Deceased
Born on December 31, 1960
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Psy

South Korean singer
Born on December 31, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Donald Trump Jr.

American businessman
Born on December 31, 1977
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Hunter Schafer

Actress
Born on December 31, 1998
She was born exactly 50 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on December 31:

New Year's Eve

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on December 31, 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 31, 1948 was most likely conceived around April 9, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 31, 1948 is close to September 23, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 31, 1948:

27,503 days have passed since this date.
3,929 weeks have passed.
2,376,255,600 seconds have passed since December 31, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,772,298,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,226,147,889,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 396,042,600 times.
You have taken approximately 204,357,982 steps. That's roughly 90,826 miles.
28,515,067 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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