What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 12, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 12, 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 12, 1948?

On September 12, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on September 12, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on September 12, 1948

Abdulqawi Yusuf

Somali judge

Born the same week

Charles Simonyi

September 10 · Hungarian-American computer software executive (born 1948)

Mikhail Korkia

September 10 · Soviet basketball player (1948–2004)

Sitiveni Rabuka

September 13 · Prime Minister of Fiji from 1992 to 1999 and from 2022-

Horacio López Salgado

September 15 · Mexican footballer

Daniel Goens

September 15 · Belgian cyclist

What happened that week

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan, dies. Pakistan is in a state of shock as it mourns the departure of the father of the nation. The day is a public holiday nationwide.
18 – Indian annexation of Hyderabad ("Operation Polo"): The princely state of Hyderabad is invaded by the Indian Armed Forces in a "police action", in the aftermath of Pakistani leader Jinnah's death. The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his state, which is amalgamated into the newly independent Dominion of India; thousands are killed as a result of this event.
Margaret Chase Smith of Maine is elected United States Senator, becoming the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
The northern half of Korea is formally declared the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), with Kim Il Sung as prime minister.
Lehi members, also known as the Stern Gang, assassinate Swedish count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations Mediator in Palestine, in Jerusalem.
Juliana is formally inaugurated to succeed her mother as queen regnant of the Netherlands.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

September 12, 1948 was a Sunday. Someone born on September 12, 1948 is a Virgo. Someone born on September 12, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,543 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on September 12

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Francis I of France
1494 · King of France from to
Jesse Owens
1913 · American track and field athlete

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Questions about September 12, 1948

What day of the week was September 12, 1948?: September 12, 1948 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on September 12, 1948?: Someone born on September 12, 1948 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 12, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 12, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on September 12, 1948?: Someone born on September 12, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,543 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 12, 1948?: On September 12, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

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