What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 1, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 1, 1948 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 1, 1948?

On February 1, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on February 1, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on February 1, 1948

László Bálint

Hungarian footballer

Born the same week

Akira Yoshino

January 30 · Japanese engineer and researcher (1948-), known as an inventor of lithium-ion battery

Sami Hafez Anan

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

Henning Mankell

February 3 · Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015)

Alice Cooper

February 4 · American singer (born 1948)

Ram Baran Yadav

February 4 · former President of Nepal

What happened that day

The Soviet Union begins to jam Voice of America broadcasts.
The Federation of Malaya is proclaimed.

Also that week

The British crown colony of the Malayan Union, Penang and Malacca form the Federation of Malaya.
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.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 1, 1948 was a Sunday. Someone born on February 1, 1948 is a Aquarius. Someone born on February 1, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,766 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on February 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Ford
1894 · American film director
Clark Gable
1901 · American actor
Langston Hughes
1902 · American writer and social activist
Boris Yeltsin
1931 · Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia

Questions about February 1, 1948

What day of the week was February 1, 1948?: February 1, 1948 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on February 1, 1948?: Someone born on February 1, 1948 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 1, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 1, 1948 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on February 1, 1948?: Someone born on February 1, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,766 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for February?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
What was the moon phase on February 1, 1948?: On February 1, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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