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

In the Chinese zodiac, November 16, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for November?

The birthstone for November is topaz.

What was the moon phase on November 16, 1948?

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

A Tuesday

Born on November 16, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on November 16, 1948

Arie Haan

Dutch footballer and manager

Mate Parlov

Croatian boxer and Olympic gold medalist (1948–2008)

Bamba Bakary

Ivorian actor

Born the same week

Charles III

November 14 · King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)

Jimmy Choo

November 15 · Malaysian Chinese fashion designer

Ana Mendieta

November 18 · Cuban-American artist (1948–1985)

What happened that day

Operation Magic Carpet to transport Jews from Yemen to Israel begins.
The University of the Andes (Universidad de los Andes) is founded in Bogotá, Colombia.

Also that week

Louis Stephen St. Laurent becomes Canada's 12th prime minister.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi divorces his second wife, the former Princess Fawzia of Egypt.
Whittaker Chambers produces secret government papers, handwritten and typewritten by Alger Hiss, during pretrial examination.
In Tokyo, an international war crimes tribunal sentences seven Japanese military and government officials to death, including General Hideki Tojo, for their roles in World War II.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

November 16, 1948 was a Tuesday. Someone born on November 16, 1948 is a Scorpio. Someone born on November 16, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,478 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on November 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
1717 · French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist
Nnamdi Azikiwe
1904 · first President of Nigeria
José Saramago
1922 · Portuguese novelist
Chinua Achebe
1930 · Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic
Shigeru Miyamoto
1952 · Japanese video game designer (born )

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Questions about November 16, 1948

What day of the week was November 16, 1948?: November 16, 1948 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on November 16, 1948?: Someone born on November 16, 1948 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 16, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, November 16, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on November 16, 1948?: Someone born on November 16, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,478 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for November?: The birthstone for November is topaz.
What was the moon phase on November 16, 1948?: On November 16, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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