What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 27, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 27, 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 27, 1948?

On July 27, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Tuesday

Born on July 27, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on July 27, 1948

Hans Rosling

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

Snyder Rini

Prime Minister of Solomon Islands

Born the same week

Ruud Geels

July 28 · Dutch footballer (1948–2023)

Meir Shalev

July 29 · Israeli writer (1948–2023)

Jean Reno

July 30 · Spanish-French actor

Carel Struycken

July 30 · Dutch actor

What happened that week

U.S. President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces.
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.
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.
The Dominion of Newfoundland votes to join Canada, after a referendum.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 27, 1948 was a Tuesday. Someone born on July 27, 1948 is a Leo. Someone born on July 27, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,590 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 27

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Johann Bernoulli
1667 · Swiss mathematician

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Questions about July 27, 1948

What day of the week was July 27, 1948?: July 27, 1948 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on July 27, 1948?: Someone born on July 27, 1948 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 27, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 27, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on July 27, 1948?: Someone born on July 27, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,590 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 27, 1948?: On July 27, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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