What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 24, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 24, 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 24, 1948?

On September 24, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Friday

Born on September 24, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on September 24, 1948

Phil Hartman

Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter (1948-1998)

José Navarro

Peruvian footballer

Athmane Ariouet

Algerian actor

Born the same week

Ștefan Birtalan

September 25 · Romanian handball player and couch (1948–2024)

Olivia Newton-John

September 26 · British and Australian singer (1948–2022)

Vladimír Remek

September 26 · Czech ambassador, astronaut and pilot

What happened that week

Alger Hiss files a slander suit against Whittaker Chambers, for his August 27 radio statement in the United States.
The city of Rabwah is established in Pakistan.
Laurence Olivier's film of Hamlet opens in the U.S.
An inaugural motor race is held at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex, England.
Lehi members, also known as the Stern Gang, assassinate Swedish count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations Mediator in Palestine, in Jerusalem.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

September 24, 1948 was a Friday. Someone born on September 24, 1948 is a Libra. Someone born on September 24, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,531 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on September 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Gerolamo Cardano
1501 · Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer
Alaungpaya
1714 · King of Burma
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1896 · American writer
Ruhollah Khomeini
1902 · Supreme Leader of Iran from to
Jim Henson
1936 · American puppeteer

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Questions about September 24, 1948

What day of the week was September 24, 1948?: September 24, 1948 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on September 24, 1948?: Someone born on September 24, 1948 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 24, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 24, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on September 24, 1948?: Someone born on September 24, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,531 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 24, 1948?: On September 24, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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