What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 27, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 27, 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 27, 1948?

On May 27, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on May 27, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on May 27, 1948

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov

Soviet cosmonaut

Born the same week

Fuad Poladov

May 24 · Azerbaijani actor (1948–2018)

Klaus Meine

May 25 · German singer

Bülent Arınç

May 25 · Turkish statesperson (born 1948)

Salvador Puig Antich

May 30 · Spanish militant anarchist (1948–1974)

Johan De Muynck

May 30 · cyclist

What happened that week

The United States Congress passes Public Law 557 which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as the auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
Daniel François Malan defeats Jan Smuts and becomes Prime Minister of South Africa, which starts the era of apartheid (which is finally dismantled by F. W. de Klerk in 1994).
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) is founded at Ellinwood Malate Church in Manila.
The Casimir effect is predicted by Dutch physicist Hendrik Casimir.
A dike along the Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon, within minutes; 15 people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
The Soviets launch Operation Vesna, the largest Lithuanian deportation to Siberia.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 27, 1948 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 27, 1948 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 27, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,651 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 27

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Cornelius Vanderbilt
1794 · American businessman and tycoon
Rachel Carson
1907 · American marine biologist and conservationist

Questions about May 27, 1948

What day of the week was May 27, 1948?: May 27, 1948 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 27, 1948?: Someone born on May 27, 1948 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 27, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 27, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on May 27, 1948?: Someone born on May 27, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,651 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 27, 1948?: On May 27, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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