What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 12, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 12, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 12, 1948?

On July 12, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Monday

Born on July 12, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♋ Star sign
Cancer
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on July 12, 1948

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024)

Elias Khoury

Contemporary Lebanese novelist, critic publisher (1948–2024)

Ben Burtt

American sound designer and film director

Jay Thomas

actor, radio talk show host, businessman (1948–2017)

Dušan Kovačević

Serbian playwright and director

Chizuko Ueno

Japanese sociologist

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Susan Blu

American voice actress and director

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Slavko Obadov

Serbian judoka (1948–2025)

What happened that week

The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches reach an agreement, leading to the promotion of the Ethiopian church to the rank of an autocephalous Patriarchate. Five bishops are immediately consecrated by the Patriarch of Alexandria and the successor to Abuna Qerellos IV is granted the power to consecrate new bishops, who are empowered to elect a new Patriarch for their church.
The attempted assassination of Palmiro Togliatti, general secretary of the Italian Communist Party, results in numerous strikes all over the country.
The first London chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous is founded.
Three armed men hijack the Cathay Pacific passenger plane Miss Macao and shoot the pilot; the plane crashes, killing 26 of 27 people on board.
The world's first Air Car-ferry service is flown by a Bristol Freighter of Silver City Airways, from Lympne to Le Touquet across the English Channel.
The National Health Service in the United Kingdom begins functioning, giving the right to universal healthcare, free at point of use.

Famous people born on July 12, 1948

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July 12, 1948 was a Monday. Someone born on July 12, 1948 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 12, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,604 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 12

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Claude Bernard
1813 · French physiologist
Henry David Thoreau
1817 · American essayist, poet, and philosopher
George Eastman
1854 · American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer
Pablo Neruda
1904 · Chilean poet and politician
Bill Cosby
1937 · American actor and comedian (born )

Questions about July 12, 1948

What day of the week was July 12, 1948?: July 12, 1948 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on July 12, 1948?: Someone born on July 12, 1948 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 12, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 12, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on July 12, 1948?: Someone born on July 12, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,604 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 12, 1948?: On July 12, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

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