What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 3, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 3, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 3, 1948?

On October 3, 1948 the moon was a New Moon.

A Sunday

Born on October 3, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on October 3, 1948

Anatoli Gantvarg

Belarusian draughts player (born 1948)

Ziba Aminzade

Soviet ballet dancer, ballet master and actor

Born the same week

Siim Kallas

October 2 · Estonian politician (1948–2026)

Sergio Ahumada

October 2 · Chilean footballer

Mao Chi-kuo

October 4 · Taiwanese politician

Joseph Bruyère

October 5 · Belgian racing cyclist

What happened that week

The International Union for the Protection of Nature (later known as the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN) is established in Fontainebleau, France.
1948 Ashgabat earthquake: A 7.3 earthquake near Ashgabat, Soviet Turkmenistan kills 10,000–110,000.
Laurence Olivier's film of Hamlet opens in the U.S.
Alger Hiss files a slander suit against Whittaker Chambers, for his August 27 radio statement in the United States.
The R-1 missile on test becomes the first Soviet launch to enter space.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 3, 1948 was a Sunday. Someone born on October 3, 1948 is a Libra. Someone born on October 3, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,522 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 3

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Francisco Morazán
1792 · President of Federal Republic of Central America
Mikhail Lermontov
1814 · Russian writer, poet and painter

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Questions about October 3, 1948

What day of the week was October 3, 1948?: October 3, 1948 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on October 3, 1948?: Someone born on October 3, 1948 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 3, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 3, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on October 3, 1948?: Someone born on October 3, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,522 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 3, 1948?: On October 3, 1948 the moon was a New Moon.

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