What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 30, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 30, 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 30, 1948?

On October 30, 1948 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Saturday

Born on October 30, 1948?

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

Famous people born on October 30, 1948

Ilda Figueiredo

Portuguese politician of the 3rd republic

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

Charles Maung Bo

October 29 · Burmese Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal

Mayanga Maku

October 31 · DR Congolese footballer

Matti Yrjänä Joensuu

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

What happened that day

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.

Also 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.
The Foley Square trial of Eugene Dennis and ten other CPUSA leaders begins, in New York City.
Athenagoras I is elected the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 30, 1948 was a Saturday. Someone born on October 30, 1948 is a Scorpio. Someone born on October 30, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,495 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 30

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
1821 · Russian novelist and philosopher
Ezra Pound
1885 · American poet and critic
Diego Maradona
1960 · Argentine football player and manager

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Questions about October 30, 1948

What day of the week was October 30, 1948?: October 30, 1948 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on October 30, 1948?: Someone born on October 30, 1948 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 30, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 30, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on October 30, 1948?: Someone born on October 30, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,495 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 30, 1948?: On October 30, 1948 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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