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

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

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

A Sunday

Born on October 24, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on October 24, 1948

Robert Ouko

Athletics competitor from Kenya (1948–2019)

Kishore Mahbubani

Singaporean diplomat

Born the same week

Albert Frick

October 21 · politician from Liechtenstein

Håkon Austbø

October 22 · Norwegian musician

Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa

October 25 · Tanzanian Catholic prelate

Alberto van Klaveren

October 27 · Chilean political scientist, lawyer and diplomat

What happened that week

Donora Smog of 1948: A killer smog settles into Donora, Pennsylvania.
Brandeis University is formally founded in Massachusetts.
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.
1948 Arab–Israeli War: Massacres of Palestinian Arab villagers by the Israel Defense Forces:
Al-Dawayima massacre: Between 30 and 145 are killed.
Safsaf massacre: At least 52 are killed.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 24, 1948 was a Sunday. Someone born on October 24, 1948 is a Scorpio. Someone born on October 24, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,501 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
1632 · Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists
Rafael Trujillo
1891 · President of the Dominican Republic

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Questions about October 24, 1948

What day of the week was October 24, 1948?: October 24, 1948 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on October 24, 1948?: Someone born on October 24, 1948 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 24, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 24, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on October 24, 1948?: Someone born on October 24, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,501 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 24, 1948?: On October 24, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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