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

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

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

A Tuesday

Born on October 12, 1948?

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

Famous people born on October 12, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Calistrat Cuțov

October 10 · Romanian boxer (1948–2025)

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)

Marcia Barrett

October 14 · singer

Pedro López

October 14 · Colombiche serial killer

Chris de Burgh

October 15 · Argentine - British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist

What happened that week

The R-1 missile on test becomes the first Soviet launch to enter space.
The 57th Street Art Fair in Chicago, the oldest juried art fair in the American Midwest, is founded.
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.
Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation, a monument honoring three presidents of the United States, was dedicated at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 12, 1948 was a Tuesday. Someone born on October 12, 1948 is a Libra. Someone born on October 12, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,513 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 12

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Pedro I of Brazil
1798 · Emperor of Brazil from to and King of Portugal in
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872 · English composer
Aleister Crowley
1875 · English occultist

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Questions about October 12, 1948

What day of the week was October 12, 1948?: October 12, 1948 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on October 12, 1948?: Someone born on October 12, 1948 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 12, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 12, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on October 12, 1948?: Someone born on October 12, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,513 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 12, 1948?: On October 12, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

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