What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 5, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 5, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 5, 1948?

On December 5, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Sunday

Born on December 5, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on December 5, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Antonín Panenka

December 2 · Czech footballer

Ozzy Osbourne

December 3 · English musician and television personality (1948–2025)

Yoshihide Suga

December 6 · Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021

Keke Rosberg

December 6 · Finnish racing driver

Roland Hattenberger

December 7 · Austrian footballer

Luis Caffarelli

December 8 · Argentine mathematician

What happened that week

Chinese liner sinks after an explosion occurs at the stern, which is thought to have been caused by a Japanese mine from World War 2, killing up to 3920 people.
Richard Nixon displays microfilm from the "Pumpkin Papers" to the press.
The United States House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenas and retrieves the "Pumpkin Papers" from the farm of Whittaker Chambers.
José Figueres Ferrer abolishes the army in Costa Rica, making it the first country in history to do so.
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Genocide Convention.
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 5, 1948 was a Sunday. Someone born on December 5, 1948 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 5, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,459 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 5

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Julius II
1443 · pope of the Catholic Church from to
Józef Piłsudski
1867 · Polish politician, First Marshall, and Prime Minister
Fritz Lang
1890 · Austrian filmmaker
Walt Disney
1901 · American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company
Werner Heisenberg
1901 · German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner
Bhumibol Adulyadej
1927 · former King of Thailand
Little Richard
1932 · American musician

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Questions about December 5, 1948

What day of the week was December 5, 1948?: December 5, 1948 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on December 5, 1948?: Someone born on December 5, 1948 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 5, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 5, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on December 5, 1948?: Someone born on December 5, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,459 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 5, 1948?: On December 5, 1948 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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