What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 17, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, November 17, 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 17, 1948?

On November 17, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Wednesday

Born on November 17, 1948?

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

Famous people born on November 17, 1948

Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings

former First Lady of Ghana (1948 - 2025)

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

Arie Haan

November 16 · Dutch footballer and manager

Barbara Hendricks

November 20 · American operatic soprano and concert singer

Gunnar Nilsson

November 20 · Swedish racing driver

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
Louis Stephen St. Laurent becomes Canada's 12th prime minister.
Geoffrey B. Orbell rediscovers the Takahē, last seen 50 years previously, near Lake Te Anau, New Zealand.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

November 17, 1948 was a Wednesday. Someone born on November 17, 1948 is a Scorpio. Someone born on November 17, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,477 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on November 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Bernard Montgomery
1887 · British Army officer
Lev Vygotsky
1896 · Soviet psychologist
Martin Scorsese
1942 · American filmmaker (born )

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Questions about November 17, 1948

What day of the week was November 17, 1948?: November 17, 1948 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on November 17, 1948?: Someone born on November 17, 1948 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 17, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, November 17, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on November 17, 1948?: Someone born on November 17, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,477 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 17, 1948?: On November 17, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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