What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 26, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 26, 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 26, 1948?

On April 26, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Monday

Born on April 26, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on April 26, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Gustavo de Simone

April 23 · Uruguayan footballer

Hugo Torres Jiménez

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

Frank Abagnale, Jr.

April 27 · American security consultant, former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist

Josef Hickersberger

April 27 · Austrian footballer and manager

Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

April 27 · Kuwaiti royal (1948-2020)

Terry Pratchett

April 28 · English fantasy author (1948–2015)

What happened that week

The Costa Rican Civil War ends.
First National Games of Pakistan held in Karachi.
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 Organization of American States (OAS) is founded.
The English-built Land Rover is unveiled at the Amsterdam Motor Show.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

April 26, 1948 was a Monday. Someone born on April 26, 1948 is a Taurus. Someone born on April 26, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,682 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on April 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

David Hume
1711 · Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian
John James Audubon
1785 · French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter
Eugène Delacroix
1798 · French painter
Frederick Law Olmsted
1822 · American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 · Austrian philosopher and logician
I. M. Pei
1917 · Chinese-American architect
Fanny Blankers-Koen
1918 · Dutch track and field athlete

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Questions about April 26, 1948

What day of the week was April 26, 1948?: April 26, 1948 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on April 26, 1948?: Someone born on April 26, 1948 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 26, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 26, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on April 26, 1948?: Someone born on April 26, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,682 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 26, 1948?: On April 26, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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