What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 23, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, November 23, 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 23, 1948?

On November 23, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Tuesday

Born on November 23, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on November 23, 1948

Bonfoh Abass

Togolese politician

Gabriele Seyfert

German figure skater

Zoë Wicomb

South African author (1948–2025)

Josef Bardanashvili

Georgian-Israeli composer

What happened that week

In Venezuela, president Rómulo Gallegos is ousted by a military junta.
Geoffrey B. Orbell rediscovers the Takahē, last seen 50 years previously, near Lake Te Anau, New Zealand.
The Calgary Stampeders defeat the Ottawa Rough Riders 12–7 before 20,013 fans at Toronto's Varsity Stadium, to win their first Grey Cup and complete the only perfect season to date in Canadian football.
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.
Operation Magic Carpet to transport Jews from Yemen to Israel begins.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

November 23, 1948 was a Tuesday. Someone born on November 23, 1948 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on November 23, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,471 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on November 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Johannes Diderik van der Waals
1837 · Dutch physicist

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Questions about November 23, 1948

What day of the week was November 23, 1948?: November 23, 1948 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on November 23, 1948?: Someone born on November 23, 1948 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 23, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, November 23, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on November 23, 1948?: Someone born on November 23, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,471 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 23, 1948?: On November 23, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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