What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 16, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 16, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for April?

The birthstone for April is diamond.

What was the moon phase on April 16, 1948?

On April 16, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Friday

Born on April 16, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♈ Star sign
Aries
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on April 16, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Drago Jančar

April 13 · Slovenian writer

Turki bin Nasser

April 14 · Saudi prince (1948-2021)

Hayat Al-Fahad

April 15 · Kuwaiti actress, broadcaster, writer and producer (born 1948)

Jan Hammer

April 17 · Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer

Pekka Vasala

April 17 · Finnish middle- and long distance runner

Maye Musk

April 19 · Canadian-South African model and dietitian

What happened that day

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is founded, as the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC).

Also that week

Pan American World Airways flight 1-10 crashes on approach to Shannon Airport in Ireland, killing all but one of the thirty-one passengers and crew.
Italian general election, 1948: The first democratic general election with universal suffrage is held in Italy. The Christian Democracy party achieves a majority over the Popular Democratic Front Communist-Socialist coalition.
The Hadassah medical convoy massacre takes place, in British Mandatory Palestine.
Burma joins the United Nations.
The American Broadcasting Company (otherwise known as ABC) begins television services, on WFIL-TV in Philadelphia (later WPVI-TV).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

April 16, 1948 was a Friday. Someone born on April 16, 1948 is a Aries. Someone born on April 16, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,692 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on April 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Tabinshwehti
1516 · King of Burma
Charlie Chaplin
1889 · English actor and filmmaker
Tristan Tzara
1896 · Romanian-French poet
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1947 · American basketball player (born )

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Questions about April 16, 1948

What day of the week was April 16, 1948?: April 16, 1948 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on April 16, 1948?: Someone born on April 16, 1948 is a Aries.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 16, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 16, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on April 16, 1948?: Someone born on April 16, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,692 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for April?: The birthstone for April is diamond.
What was the moon phase on April 16, 1948?: On April 16, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

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