What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 21, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 21, 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 21, 1948?

On May 21, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on May 21, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on May 21, 1948

Jonathan Hyde

Australian actor

Born the same week

Olivia Harrison

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

Yi Mun-yol

May 18 · South Korean writer

Grace Jones

May 19 · Jamaican singer, model and actress

Florea Dumitrache

May 22 · Romanian footballer (1948-2007)

Fuad Poladov

May 24 · Azerbaijani actor (1948–2018)

What happened that week

The Soviets launch Operation Vesna, the largest Lithuanian deportation to Siberia.
The first Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanjing.
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) is founded at Ellinwood Malate Church in Manila.
Chaim Weizmann is elected as the first President of Israel
New York City Fire Department Rescue 5 is founded for Staten Island.
The United States Congress passes Public Law 557 which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as the auxiliary of the United States Air Force.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 21, 1948 was a Friday. Someone born on May 21, 1948 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 21, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,657 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Philip II of Spain
1527 · King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived -
Alexander Pope
1688 · English poet
Henri Rousseau
1844 · French painter
Andrei Sakharov
1921 · Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

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Questions about May 21, 1948

What day of the week was May 21, 1948?: May 21, 1948 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on May 21, 1948?: Someone born on May 21, 1948 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 21, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 21, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on May 21, 1948?: Someone born on May 21, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,657 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 21, 1948?: On May 21, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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