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

In the Chinese zodiac, July 16, 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 16, 1948?

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

A Friday

Born on July 16, 1948?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Friday
♋ Star sign
Cancer
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on July 16, 1948

Lars Lagerbäck

Swedish association football player and manager

Pinchas Zukerman

Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor (born 1948)

Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente

Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon

Rubén Blades

Panamanian musician (born 1948)

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

The first London chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous is founded.
The attempted assassination of Palmiro Togliatti, general secretary of the Italian Communist Party, results in numerous strikes all over the country.
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.
Cold War:
President Harry S. Truman issues the second peacetime military draft in the United States, amid increasing tensions with the Soviet Union (the first peacetime draft occurred in 1940 under President Roosevelt)

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 16, 1948 was a Friday. Someone born on July 16, 1948 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 16, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,600 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Mary Baker Eddy
1821 · American founder of Christian Science
Roald Amundsen
1872 · Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
Ginger Rogers
1911 · American actress and dancer
Margaret Court
1942 · Australian tennis player

Questions about July 16, 1948

What day of the week was July 16, 1948?: July 16, 1948 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on July 16, 1948?: Someone born on July 16, 1948 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 16, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 16, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on July 16, 1948?: Someone born on July 16, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,600 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 16, 1948?: On July 16, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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