What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 29, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 29, 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 29, 1948?

On January 29, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on January 29, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on January 29, 1948

Mamoru Mohri

Japanese astronaut

Marc Singer

Canadian-American actor (born 1948)

Zhou Xiaochuan

Chinese economist

Ismoil Jalilov

uzbek-Soviet opera singer (born 1948)

Pat Kenny

Irish television and radio presenter

Zoran Redžić

Bosnia and Herzegovina musician

What happened that day

A DC-3 aircraft crash at Los Gatos Creek, near Coalinga, California, kills 4 US citizens and 28 deportees, commemorated in a protest song ("Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)") by Woody Guthrie.

Also that week

Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi: Indian pacifist and leader Mahatma Gandhi is shot by Nathuram Godse in New Delhi.
The 1948 Winter Olympics open in St Moritz, Switzerland.
The British crown colony of the Malayan Union, Penang and Malacca form the Federation of Malaya.
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.
The Soviet Union begins to jam Voice of America broadcasts.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 29, 1948 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 29, 1948 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 29, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,770 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 29

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Anton Chekhov
1860 · Russian dramatist and author
Boris Pasternak
1890 · Russian writer
Teresa Teng
1953 · Taiwanese ROC singer
Oprah Winfrey
1954 · American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born )

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Questions about January 29, 1948

What day of the week was January 29, 1948?: January 29, 1948 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 29, 1948?: Someone born on January 29, 1948 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 29, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 29, 1948 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on January 29, 1948?: Someone born on January 29, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,770 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 29, 1948?: On January 29, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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