What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 21, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 21, 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 21, 1948?

On July 21, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Wednesday

Born on July 21, 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 July 21, 1948

Cat Stevens

British musician (born 1948)

Beppe Grillo

Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician (born 1948)

Mikhail Zadornov

Soviet and Russian stand-up comedian and writer

Born the same week

Hartmut Michel

July 18 · German biochemist (1988 Nobel Prize)

Atilio Ancheta

July 19 · Uruguayan footballer

Alexandru Neagu

July 19 · Romanian footballer (1948-2010)

What happened that week

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)
Eugene Dennis, William Z. Foster and ten other Communist Party USA leaders are arrested and charged under the Alien Registration Act.
The Dominion of Newfoundland votes to join Canada, after a referendum.
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.
U.S. President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 21, 1948 was a Wednesday. Someone born on July 21, 1948 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 21, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,596 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ernest Hemingway
1899 · American author and journalist
Marshall McLuhan
1911 · Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar

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Questions about July 21, 1948

What day of the week was July 21, 1948?: July 21, 1948 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on July 21, 1948?: Someone born on July 21, 1948 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 21, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 21, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on July 21, 1948?: Someone born on July 21, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,596 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 21, 1948?: On July 21, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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