What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 28, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 28, 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 28, 1948?

On April 28, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on April 28, 1948?

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

Famous people born on April 28, 1948

Terry Pratchett

English fantasy author (1948–2015)

Bruce Leung

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (1948–2026)

Born the same week

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

Jocelyne Saab

April 30 · Lebanese film director and journalist (1948–2019)

What happened that week

The Organization of American States (OAS) is founded.
The English-built Land Rover is unveiled at the Amsterdam Motor Show.
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".

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

April 28, 1948 was a Wednesday. Someone born on April 28, 1948 is a Taurus. Someone born on April 28, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,680 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on April 28

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Yi Sun-sin
1545 · Korean (Joseon) naval commander
António de Oliveira Salazar
1889 · Prime Minister of Portugal
Kurt Gödel
1906 · Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics
Kenneth Kaunda
1924 · First president of Zambia
Saddam Hussein
1937 · Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from to

Questions about April 28, 1948

What day of the week was April 28, 1948?: April 28, 1948 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on April 28, 1948?: Someone born on April 28, 1948 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 28, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 28, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on April 28, 1948?: Someone born on April 28, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,680 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 28, 1948?: On April 28, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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