What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 24, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 24, 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 24, 1948?

On July 24, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on July 24, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on July 24, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Cat Stevens

July 21 · British musician (born 1948)

Beppe Grillo

July 21 · Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician (born 1948)

Mikhail Zadornov

July 21 · Soviet and Russian stand-up comedian and writer

Alfonso Cano

July 22 · Colombian revolutionary (1948–2011)

Hans Rosling

July 27 · Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker (1948–2017)

Snyder Rini

July 27 · Prime Minister of Solomon Islands

What happened that week

The Dominion of Newfoundland votes to join Canada, after a referendum.
U.S. President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces.
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.
Around 200 die in an explosion at a chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 24, 1948 was a Saturday. Someone born on July 24, 1948 is a Leo. Someone born on July 24, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,593 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Simón Bolívar
1783 · Venezuelan statesman and military officer
Alexandre Dumas
1802 · French writer and dramatist
Ilya Repin
1844 · Russian-empire painter of Ukrainian birth
Amelia Earhart
1897 · American aviation pioneer and author

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Questions about July 24, 1948

What day of the week was July 24, 1948?: July 24, 1948 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on July 24, 1948?: Someone born on July 24, 1948 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 24, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 24, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on July 24, 1948?: Someone born on July 24, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,593 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 24, 1948?: On July 24, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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