What is the Chinese zodiac sign for June 16, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, June 16, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for June?

The birthstone for June is pearl.

What was the moon phase on June 16, 1948?

On June 16, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on June 16, 1948?

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

Famous people born on June 16, 1948

Penehupifo Pohamba

Namibian First Lady

Taïeb Louhichi

Tunisian film director (1948-2018)

Ivo Komšić

Croat politician

Born the same week

Michèle Rakotoson

June 14 · Malagasy writer

Joaquín Almunia

June 17 · Spanish politician

Braco Dimitrijević

June 18 · Yugoslavian artist (1948-)

What happened that week

Chinese newspaper Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) is first published in Pingshan County, Hebei.
United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing 43 and injuring 84 people on board.
Malayan Emergency: A state of emergency is declared in the Federation of Malaya, due to a communist insurgency.
Columbia Records introduces its rpm long playing phonograph format.
The U.S. Congress recesses for the remainder of 1948, after an overtime session closes at 7:00 a.m. (to be shortly interrupted by Truman's recall from Congressional recess for July 20, 1948).
The first monkey astronaut, Albert I, is launched into space from White Sands, New Mexico.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

June 16, 1948 was a Wednesday. Someone born on June 16, 1948 is a Gemini. Someone born on June 16, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,631 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on June 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Barbara McClintock
1902 · American scientist and cytogeneticist
Tupac Shakur
1971 · American rapper and actor

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Questions about June 16, 1948

What day of the week was June 16, 1948?: June 16, 1948 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on June 16, 1948?: Someone born on June 16, 1948 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for June 16, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, June 16, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on June 16, 1948?: Someone born on June 16, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,631 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for June?: The birthstone for June is pearl.
What was the moon phase on June 16, 1948?: On June 16, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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