What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 20, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 20, 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 20, 1948?

On January 20, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Tuesday

Born on January 20, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on January 20, 1948

Natan Sharansky

Israeli politician (born 1948)

Bryan Leung

Hong Kong actor

Born the same week

Davíð Oddsson

January 17 · Icelandic politician

Lillian Molieri Bermúdez

January 18 · Nicaraguan actor (1925-1980)

Ingrīda Verbele

January 18 · Latvian athletics competitor

Ahmed Rateb

January 23 · Egyptian actor (1949–2016)

What happened that week

British foreign secretary Ernest Bevin proposes the formation of a Western Union between Britain, France and the Benelux countries to stand up against the Soviet Union. The Treaty of Brussels is signed March 17 as a consequence, a predecessor to NATO.
A truce is declared between nationalist Indonesian and Dutch troops in Java.
Teigin poison case: a man masquerading as a doctor poisons 12 of 16 bank employees of the Tokyo branch of Imperial Bank and takes the money; artist Sadamichi Hirasawa is later sentenced to death for the crime, but is never executed.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 20, 1948 was a Tuesday. Someone born on January 20, 1948 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 20, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,779 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

André-Marie Ampère
1775 · French physicist and mathematician
Federico Fellini
1920 · Italian filmmaker
David Lynch
1946 · American filmmaker

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Questions about January 20, 1948

What day of the week was January 20, 1948?: January 20, 1948 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on January 20, 1948?: Someone born on January 20, 1948 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 20, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 20, 1948 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on January 20, 1948?: Someone born on January 20, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,779 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 20, 1948?: On January 20, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

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