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

In the Chinese zodiac, April 23, 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 23, 1948?

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

A Friday

Born on April 23, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on April 23, 1948

Gustavo de Simone

Uruguayan footballer

Born the same week

Juan Ramón Martínez

April 20 · Salvadoran footballer (1948–2024)

Jocelyne Trouillot

April 21 · Haitian educator

George Abela

April 22 · Maltese politician (born 1948)

Céphas Bansah

April 22 · king of the Gbi Traditional area of Hohoe, Ghana

Hugo Torres Jiménez

April 25 · Nicaraguan former Sandinista guerrilla and general (1948–2022)

What happened that day

First National Games of Pakistan held in Karachi.

Also that week

Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: Battle of Haifa – Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captures Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army.
WTVR begins television services. WTVR is the first TV station south of Washington D.C., giving it the nickname "The South's First Television station".
The Costa Rican Civil War ends.
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 23, 1948 was a Friday. Someone born on April 23, 1948 is a Taurus. Someone born on April 23, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,685 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on April 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

William Shakespeare
1564 · English playwright and poet
Gaon of Vilnius
1720 · Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist
J. M. W. Turner
1775 · English painter and draftsman (c. – )
Max Planck
1858 · German theoretical physicist

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Questions about April 23, 1948

What day of the week was April 23, 1948?: April 23, 1948 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on April 23, 1948?: Someone born on April 23, 1948 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 23, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 23, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on April 23, 1948?: Someone born on April 23, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,685 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 23, 1948?: On April 23, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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