What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 30, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 30, 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 30, 1948?

On May 30, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on May 30, 1948?

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

Famous people born on May 30, 1948

Salvador Puig Antich

Spanish militant anarchist (1948–1974)

Johan De Muynck

cyclist

Khosrov Harutyunyan

Armenian politician

Born the same week

Pierre Rapsat

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

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

A dike along the Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon, within minutes; 15 people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.

Also that week

The Casimir effect is predicted by Dutch physicist Hendrik Casimir.
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).
Puma, a global sports goods brand, is founded in Bavaria, West Germany, by Rudolf Dassler, having split from his brother "Adi".
The United States Congress passes Public Law 557 which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as the auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
The Palomar Observatory telescope is finished in California.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 30, 1948 was a Sunday. Someone born on May 30, 1948 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 30, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,648 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 30

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Peter the Great
1672 · Tsar/Emperor of Russia from to
Mikhail Bakunin
1814 · Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher
Howard Hawks
1896 · American film director, producer and screenwriter
Irving Thalberg
1899 · American film producer
Idi Amin
1928 · President of Uganda
Agnès Varda
1928 · French artist, film director, screenwriter and photographer

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Questions about May 30, 1948

What day of the week was May 30, 1948?: May 30, 1948 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on May 30, 1948?: Someone born on May 30, 1948 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 30, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 30, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on May 30, 1948?: Someone born on May 30, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,648 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 30, 1948?: On May 30, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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