What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 20, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 20, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 20, 1948?

On May 20, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on May 20, 1948?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Thursday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on May 20, 1948

Mikhail Veller

Russian-Estonian writer (born 1948)

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani

Iraqi politician

Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando

Sri Lankan Roman Catholic bishop

Born the same week

Horst Köppel

May 17 · German association football player and manager

Olivia Harrison

May 18 · American author, film producer, and widow of George Harrison

Grace Jones

May 19 · Jamaican singer, model and actress

What happened that week

The first Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanjing.
The Soviets launch Operation Vesna, the largest Lithuanian deportation to Siberia.
Chaim Weizmann is elected as the first President of Israel
New York City Fire Department Rescue 5 is founded for Staten Island.
1948 Arab–Israeli War: The British Mandate of Palestine is officially terminated; expeditionary forces from Egypt, Transjordan, Syria and Iraq invade Israel and clash with Israeli forces after declaring war.
The murder of June Anne Devaney a 3-year-old girl in Blackburn, England. To solve the crime, officers take 46,253 sets of fingerprints before identifying her murderer.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 20, 1948 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 20, 1948 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 20, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,658 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Toussaint Louverture
1743 · Haitian national hero
Honoré de Balzac
1799 · French novelist and playwright
John Stuart Mill
1806 · British philosopher and political economist
Emile Berliner
1851 · German-born American inventor
James Stewart
1908 · American actor and military officer

Questions about May 20, 1948

What day of the week was May 20, 1948?: May 20, 1948 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 20, 1948?: Someone born on May 20, 1948 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 20, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 20, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on May 20, 1948?: Someone born on May 20, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,658 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 20, 1948?: On May 20, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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