What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 8, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 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 8, 1948?

On December 8, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on December 8, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on December 8, 1948

Luis Caffarelli

Argentine mathematician

Born the same week

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

Gioconda Belli

December 9 · Nicaraguan writer

Dušan Bajević

December 10 · Bosnian footballer and manager

What happened that week

The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Genocide Convention.
Richard Nixon displays microfilm from the "Pumpkin Papers" to the press.
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
12 – Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali massacre: Scots Guards shoot 24 Chinese villagers in Malaya.
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.
The United States House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenas and retrieves the "Pumpkin Papers" from the farm of Whittaker Chambers.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 8, 1948 was a Wednesday. Someone born on December 8, 1948 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 8, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,456 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 · Queen of Scotland from to
Georges Méliès
1861 · French filmmaker and illusionist
Jean Sibelius
1865 · Finnish composer
Diego Rivera
1886 · Mexican muralist

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Questions about December 8, 1948

What day of the week was December 8, 1948?: December 8, 1948 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on December 8, 1948?: Someone born on December 8, 1948 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 8, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on December 8, 1948?: Someone born on December 8, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,456 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 8, 1948?: On December 8, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

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