What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 29, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 29, 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 29, 1948?

On May 29, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on May 29, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on May 29, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Ali Rahbari

May 26 · Iranian musician

Pierre Rapsat

May 28 · Belgian singer-songwriter (1948–2002)

Salvador Puig Antich

May 30 · Spanish militant anarchist (1948–1974)

Johan De Muynck

May 30 · cyclist

Svetlana Alexievich

May 31 · Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer (born 1948)

Tomáš Halík

June 1 · Czech Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian

What happened that day

The Casimir effect is predicted by Dutch physicist Hendrik Casimir.

Also that week

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).
A dike along the Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon, within minutes; 15 people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
The United States Congress passes Public Law 557 which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as the auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
Puma, a global sports goods brand, is founded in Bavaria, West Germany, by Rudolf Dassler, having split from his brother "Adi".
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) is founded at Ellinwood Malate Church in Manila.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 29, 1948 was a Saturday. Someone born on May 29, 1948 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 29, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,649 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 29

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Tenzing Norgay
1914 · Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer
John F. Kennedy
1917 · president of the United States from to

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Questions about May 29, 1948

What day of the week was May 29, 1948?: May 29, 1948 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on May 29, 1948?: Someone born on May 29, 1948 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 29, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 29, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on May 29, 1948?: Someone born on May 29, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,649 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 29, 1948?: On May 29, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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