What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 10, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 10, 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 10, 1948?

On October 10, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on October 10, 1948?

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

Famous people born on October 10, 1948

Calistrat Cuțov

Romanian boxer (1948–2025)

Eve Oja

Estonian mathematician (1948-2019)

Born the same week

Claude Jade

October 8 · French actress (1948-2006)

Gottfried Helnwein

October 8 · Austrian-Irish visual artist (born 1948)

Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson

October 11 · Ghanaian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1948-)

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

October 13 · Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997)

What happened that day

The R-1 missile on test becomes the first Soviet launch to enter space.

Also that week

1948 Ashgabat earthquake: A 7.3 earthquake near Ashgabat, Soviet Turkmenistan kills 10,000–110,000.
The International Union for the Protection of Nature (later known as the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN) is established in Fontainebleau, France.
The 57th Street Art Fair in Chicago, the oldest juried art fair in the American Midwest, is founded.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 10, 1948 was a Sunday. Someone born on October 10, 1948 is a Libra. Someone born on October 10, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,516 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 10

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Selim I
1470 · 9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from to
Jacobus Arminius
1560 · Dutch theologian, inspirator of Arminianism, champion of tolerance
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 · French painter
Henry Cavendish
1731 · English natural philosopher, and scientist
Giuseppe Verdi
1813 · Italian opera composer
Fridtjof Nansen
1861 · Norwegian polar explorer
Alberto Giacometti
1901 · Swiss sculptor and painter
Ken Saro-Wiwa
1941 · Nigerian social rights activist

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Questions about October 10, 1948

What day of the week was October 10, 1948?: October 10, 1948 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on October 10, 1948?: Someone born on October 10, 1948 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 10, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 10, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on October 10, 1948?: Someone born on October 10, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,516 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 10, 1948?: On October 10, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

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