What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 28, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 28, 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 28, 1948?

On July 28, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on July 28, 1948?

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

Famous people born on July 28, 1948

Ruud Geels

Dutch footballer (1948–2023)

Born the same week

Hans Rosling

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

Snyder Rini

July 27 · Prime Minister of Solomon Islands

Meir Shalev

July 29 · Israeli writer (1948–2023)

Jean Reno

July 30 · Spanish-French actor

Carel Struycken

July 30 · Dutch actor

What happened that day

Around 200 die in an explosion at a chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Also that week

The 1948 Summer Olympics begin in London, the first since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
U.S. President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces.
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 28, 1948 was a Wednesday. Someone born on July 28, 1948 is a Leo. Someone born on July 28, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,589 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 28

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Marcel Duchamp
1887 · French painter, sculptor, and chess player
Karl Popper
1902 · Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society
Hugo Chávez
1954 · president of Venezuela ; revolutionary and military officer

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Questions about July 28, 1948

What day of the week was July 28, 1948?: July 28, 1948 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on July 28, 1948?: Someone born on July 28, 1948 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 28, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 28, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on July 28, 1948?: Someone born on July 28, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,589 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 28, 1948?: On July 28, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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