July 16, 1948

July 16, 1948, was a Friday. It was 76 years, 4 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date was 27,888 days ago. Approximately 930 months have passed. It was the 198th day of 1948, in week 29. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. We have gone through approximately 310 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 16, 1948, will have the star sign Cancer.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
Native American Zodiac: July 16, 1948 falls under the Woodpecker.
Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 16, 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 July 16, 1948.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to July 16, 1948.

August 9, 1948: Fashion designer Hugo Boss dies from a tooth abscess at the age of 63.

TV series on July 16, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on July 16, 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on July 16, 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

Toys and games that were popular in 1948:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on July 16, 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 July 16, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 16.

Will Ferrell

Actor
Born on July 16, 1967
He was born exactly 19 years after this date.

Corey Feldman

Actor
Born on July 16, 1971
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Chris Pontius

Stunt performer
Born on July 16, 1974
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Bobby Lashley

Wrestler
Born on July 16, 1976
He was born exactly 28 years after this date.

Gareth Bale

Welsh soccer player
Born on July 16, 1989
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 16, 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 July 16, 1948 was most likely conceived around October 24, 1947.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 16, 1948 is close to April 8, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 16, 1948:

27,888 days have passed since this date.
3,984 weeks have passed.
2,409,526,800 seconds have passed since July 16, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,811,114,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,243,315,828,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 401,587,800 times.
You have taken approximately 207,219,305 steps. That's roughly 92,097 miles.
28,914,322 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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