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

In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 21, 1948?

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

A Saturday

Born on August 21, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on August 21, 1948

Ezzat Abu'of

Egyptian musician and actor (1948–2019)

Eliud Williams

President of Dominica

Tayeb Belaiz

Algerian jurist and politician (1948–2023)

Born the same week

Robert Plant

August 20 · English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

John Noble

August 20 · Australian actor and director

Jean-Michel Jarre

August 24 · French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

What happened that week

Lee Pressman, Nathan Witt and John Abt, represented by Harold I. Cammer, plead the Fifth Amendment, in response to allegations of Communism by Whittaker Chambers before the HUAC.
Toho strikes: A sitdown strike at Toho film studio in Tokyo ends after the studio is surrounded by 2,000 police and a platoon of U.S. Eighth Army soldiers.
The World Council of Churches is established in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The Danube Commission is created by the Belgrade Convention (enters into force 11 May 1949).
The first meeting of the charter members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) is held.
The HUAC holds a private session between Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 21, 1948 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 21, 1948 is a Leo. Someone born on August 21, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,565 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 · French mathematician
Usain Bolt
1986 · Jamaican sprinter

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Questions about August 21, 1948

What day of the week was August 21, 1948?: August 21, 1948 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 21, 1948?: Someone born on August 21, 1948 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on August 21, 1948?: Someone born on August 21, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,565 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 21, 1948?: On August 21, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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