What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 18, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 18, 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 18, 1948?

On April 18, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on April 18, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♈ Star sign
Aries
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on April 18, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

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

Algirdas Saudargas

April 17 · Lithuanian politician

Maye Musk

April 19 · Canadian-South African model and dietitian

Juan Ramón Martínez

April 20 · Salvadoran footballer (1948–2024)

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

Burma joins the United Nations.
The American Broadcasting Company (otherwise known as ABC) begins television services, on WFIL-TV in Philadelphia (later WPVI-TV).
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is founded, as the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC).
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.
Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: Battle of Haifa – Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captures Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

April 18, 1948 was a Sunday. Someone born on April 18, 1948 is a Aries. Someone born on April 18, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,690 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on April 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

David Ricardo
1772 · British banker, classical economist and politician
Haile Gebrselassie
1973 · Ethiopian long-distance runner and businessman (born )

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Questions about April 18, 1948

What day of the week was April 18, 1948?: April 18, 1948 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on April 18, 1948?: Someone born on April 18, 1948 is a Aries.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 18, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 18, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on April 18, 1948?: Someone born on April 18, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,690 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 18, 1948?: On April 18, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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