What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 28, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 28, 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 28, 1948?

On October 28, 1948 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on October 28, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on October 28, 1948

Benjamin Ndiaye

Senegalian Roman Catholic clergyman, archbishop

Alikram Hummatov

Azerbaijani convicted of treason

Born the same week

Frans de Waal

October 29 · Dutch primatologist and ethologist (1948–2024)

Felix Kulov

October 29 · Kyrgyz politician and former Prime Minister

Mayanga Maku

October 31 · DR Congolese footballer

Matti Yrjänä Joensuu

October 31 · Finnish writer and police officer (1948–2011)

What happened that week

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.
Donora Smog of 1948: A killer smog settles into Donora, Pennsylvania.
Gozo luzzu disaster: A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board.
The Foley Square trial of Eugene Dennis and ten other CPUSA leaders begins, in New York City.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 28, 1948 was a Thursday. Someone born on October 28, 1948 is a Scorpio. Someone born on October 28, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,497 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 28

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Erasmus
1466 · Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian
Ivan Turgenev
1818 · Russian writer
Jonas Salk
1914 · Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine
Bill Gates
1955 · American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born )

Questions about October 28, 1948

What day of the week was October 28, 1948?: October 28, 1948 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on October 28, 1948?: Someone born on October 28, 1948 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 28, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 28, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on October 28, 1948?: Someone born on October 28, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,497 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 28, 1948?: On October 28, 1948 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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