What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 2, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 2, 1948 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 2, 1948?

On January 2, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Friday

Born on January 2, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on January 2, 1948

Ognjen Petrović

Serbian footballer (1948-2000)

Karen Swassjan

Armenian philosopher, literary critic, historian of culture and anthroposophist (1948–2024)

Abdullahi Mustapha

Nigerian academic

Born the same week

Gerhard Ludwig Müller

December 31 · Catholic cardinal from Germany

Devlet Bahçeli

January 1 · Leader of the Nationalist Action Party

Pavel Grachev

January 1 · Russian general

What happened that week

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
The current Constitutions of Italy and of New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) go into effect.
The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways.
Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the 'Union of Burma', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President and U Nu its first Prime Minister.
In the United States:
Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 2, 1948 was a Friday. Someone born on January 2, 1948 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 2, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,796 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 2

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Mehmed IV
1642 · 19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Isaac Asimov
1920 · American writer and biochemist

Questions about January 2, 1948

What day of the week was January 2, 1948?: January 2, 1948 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on January 2, 1948?: Someone born on January 2, 1948 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 2, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 2, 1948 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on January 2, 1948?: Someone born on January 2, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,796 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 2, 1948?: On January 2, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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