What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 23, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 23, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 23, 1948?

On February 23, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Monday

Born on February 23, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♓ Star sign
Pisces
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on February 23, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Christopher A. Pissarides

February 20 · British-Cypriot economist

Jennifer O'Neill

February 20 · American actress and model

Jayaram Jayalalithaa

February 24 · Indian Actress, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016)

Luis Galván

February 24 · Argentine footballer (1948–2025)

Friedrich Koncilia

February 25 · Austrian association football player and manager

Najwa Karam

February 26 · Lebanese actress and singer

What happened that week

The first of the Ben Yehuda Street bombings in Jerusalem kills between 49 and 58 civilians and injures between 140 and 200.
The United States stock car racing organization NASCAR is founded by Bill France Sr. with other drivers.
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état: Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia, cedes control of the country to the Communist Party, a day celebrated by that regime as "Victorious February" (; ) until November 1989.
The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta.
Éamon de Valera, Irish head of government from 1918 to 1932, loses power to an opposition coalition. John A. Costello is appointed Taoiseach by President Seán T. O'Kelly, until 1960.
Accra Riots: Riots take place in Accra, capital of the British colony of Gold Coast, when a peaceful protest march by ex-servicemen is broken up by police, leaving several members of the group dead, among them Sergeant Adjetey, one of the leaders.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 23, 1948 was a Monday. Someone born on February 23, 1948 is a Pisces. Someone born on February 23, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,745 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on February 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Christopher Marlowe
1564 · English dramatist, poet and translator
George Frideric Handel
1685 · German-British Baroque composer
W. E. B. Du Bois
1868 · American sociologist and activist

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Questions about February 23, 1948

What day of the week was February 23, 1948?: February 23, 1948 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on February 23, 1948?: Someone born on February 23, 1948 is a Pisces.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 23, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 23, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on February 23, 1948?: Someone born on February 23, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,745 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 23, 1948?: On February 23, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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