What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 16, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 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 16, 1948?

On October 16, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Saturday

Born on October 16, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on October 16, 1948

Hema Malini

Indian actress, dancer, and politician

Ekila Liyonda

Congolese diplomat and politician (1948-2006)

Born the same week

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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

Marcia Barrett

October 14 · singer

Chris de Burgh

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

Margot Kidder

October 17 · Canadian and American actress and activist (1948–2018)

What happened that day

The 57th Street Art Fair in Chicago, the oldest juried art fair in the American Midwest, is founded.

Also that week

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.
Brandeis University is formally founded in Massachusetts.
The R-1 missile on test becomes the first Soviet launch to enter space.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 16, 1948 was a Saturday. Someone born on October 16, 1948 is a Libra. Someone born on October 16, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,509 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Noah Webster
1758 · American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author
Itō Hirobumi
1841 · 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan
Oscar Wilde
1854 · Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete
David Ben-Gurion
1886 · Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel - (born1886– )
Michael Collins
1890 · Irish revolutionary and politician

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Questions about October 16, 1948

What day of the week was October 16, 1948?: October 16, 1948 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on October 16, 1948?: Someone born on October 16, 1948 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 16, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on October 16, 1948?: Someone born on October 16, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,509 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 16, 1948?: On October 16, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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