What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 26, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 26, 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 26, 1948?

On July 26, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Monday

Born on July 26, 1948?

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

Famous people born on July 26, 1948

Norair Nurikyan

Bulgarian weightlifter (1948–2025)

Born the same week

José María Benegas

July 25 · Spanish politician (1948-2015)

Hans Rosling

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

Snyder Rini

July 27 · Prime Minister of Solomon Islands

Ruud Geels

July 28 · Dutch footballer (1948–2023)

Meir Shalev

July 29 · Israeli writer (1948–2023)

What happened that day

U.S. President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces.

Also that week

Around 200 die in an explosion at a chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
The 1948 Summer Olympics begin in London, the first since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
The Dominion of Newfoundland votes to join Canada, after a referendum.
At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.
American defector Elizabeth Bentley, previously working on behalf of the Soviet Union, appears under subpoena before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) of the United States House of Representatives regarding Communist espionage; she implicates Whittaker Chambers.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 26, 1948 was a Monday. Someone born on July 26, 1948 is a Leo. Someone born on July 26, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,592 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

George Bernard Shaw
1856 · Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist
Stanley Kubrick
1928 · American filmmaker and photographer

Gift ideas for someone born in 1948

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Questions about July 26, 1948

What day of the week was July 26, 1948?: July 26, 1948 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on July 26, 1948?: Someone born on July 26, 1948 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 26, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 26, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on July 26, 1948?: Someone born on July 26, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,592 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 26, 1948?: On July 26, 1948 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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