What is the Chinese zodiac sign for June 23, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, June 23, 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 23, 1948?

On June 23, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Wednesday

Born on June 23, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♋ Star sign
Cancer
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on June 23, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Andrzej Sapkowski

June 21 · Polish novelist (born 1948)

Jovan Aćimović

June 21 · Serbian footballer

Franciszek Smuda

June 22 · Polish football player and manager (1948–2024)

Armando Calderón Sol

June 24 · President of El Salvador (1948-2017)

Patrick Moraz

June 24 · Swiss musician

Manuel Bento

June 25 · Portuguese footballer (1948–2007)

What happened that week

The ship brings more than 800 Afro-Caribbean immigrants to Tilbury near London, the start of a large wave of immigration to Britain.
David Lean's Oliver Twist, based on Charles Dickens's famous novel, premieres in the UK. It is banned for 3 years in the U.S., because of alleged antisemitism in depicting master criminal Fagin, played by Alec Guinness.
Cold War: The Berlin Blockade begins.
The first World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization is held in Geneva.
The Deutsche Mark becomes the official currency of the future Federal Republic of Germany.
The Manchester Baby in England becomes the first stored-program computer to successfully execute a program.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

June 23, 1948 was a Wednesday. Someone born on June 23, 1948 is a Cancer. Someone born on June 23, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,624 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on June 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Oda Nobunaga
1534 · Japanese samurai and warlord
Alfred Kinsey
1894 · American sexologist
Alan Turing
1912 · English computer scientist
Bob Fosse
1927 · American choreographer, dancer, and director
Wilma Rudolph
1940 · American athlete
Zinedine Zidane
1972 · French association football player and coach

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Questions about June 23, 1948

What day of the week was June 23, 1948?: June 23, 1948 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on June 23, 1948?: Someone born on June 23, 1948 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for June 23, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, June 23, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on June 23, 1948?: Someone born on June 23, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,624 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 23, 1948?: On June 23, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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