What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 1, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 1, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for September?

The birthstone for September is sapphire.

What was the moon phase on September 1, 1948?

On September 1, 1948 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on September 1, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on September 1, 1948

Baktykozha Izmukhambetov

Kazakhstani politician

Bahia Rachedi

Algerian actress

Ljubomir Cuculovski

Macedonian philosopher

Born the same week

Victor Skumin

August 30 · Russian scientist, writer, philosopher

Lyudmila Karachkina

September 3 · Ukrainian astronomer

Levy Mwanawasa

September 3 · former President of Zambia (1948-2008)

What happened that week

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
Robert Schuman becomes Prime Minister of France.
Whittaker Chambers states that Alger Hiss was a communist on Meet the Press radio.
Juliana is formally inaugurated to succeed her mother as queen regnant of the Netherlands.
The HUAC holds its first-ever televised congressional hearing, featuring "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

September 1, 1948 was a Wednesday. Someone born on September 1, 1948 is a Virgo. Someone born on September 1, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,554 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on September 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Christopher Columbus
1451 · Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist
Talaat Paşa
1874 · Turkish Ottoman politician
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
1896 · Indian spiritual teacher and founder of the ISKCON

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Questions about September 1, 1948

What day of the week was September 1, 1948?: September 1, 1948 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on September 1, 1948?: Someone born on September 1, 1948 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 1, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 1, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on September 1, 1948?: Someone born on September 1, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,554 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for September?: The birthstone for September is sapphire.
What was the moon phase on September 1, 1948?: On September 1, 1948 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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