What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 30, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 30, 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 30, 1948?

On January 30, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on January 30, 1948?

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

Famous people born on January 30, 1948

Akira Yoshino

Japanese engineer and researcher (1948-), known as an inventor of lithium-ion battery

Wu Den-yih

Politician and former Premier of Taiwan

Born the same week

Mikhail Baryshnikov

January 27 · Latvian-American dancer, choreographer and actor

Mamoru Mohri

January 29 · Japanese astronaut

Marc Singer

January 29 · Canadian-American actor (born 1948)

Sami Hafez Anan

February 2 · Egyptian military officer; Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
The British crown colony of the Malayan Union, Penang and Malacca form the Federation of Malaya.
The Soviet Union begins to jam Voice of America broadcasts.
The Federation of Malaya is proclaimed.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 30, 1948 was a Friday. Someone born on January 30, 1948 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 30, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,769 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 30

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1882 · president of the United States from to
Douglas Engelbart
1925 · American engineer and inventor

Gift ideas for someone born in 1948

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Questions about January 30, 1948

What day of the week was January 30, 1948?: January 30, 1948 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on January 30, 1948?: Someone born on January 30, 1948 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 30, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 30, 1948 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on January 30, 1948?: Someone born on January 30, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,769 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 30, 1948?: On January 30, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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