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

In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 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 16, 1948?

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

A Thursday

Born on December 16, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on December 16, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Selda Bağcan

December 14 · Turkish musician and singer (born 1948)

Kim Beazley

December 14 · Australian politician, academic, diplomat, and viceroy

Abla al-Kahlawi

December 15 · Dean at the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies at the Women's College of Al-Azhar University in Port Said, Egypt (1948-2021)

Cassandra Harris

December 15 · Australian actress (1948–1991)

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

December 17 · Turkish politician (born 1948)

Adam Musiał

December 18 · Polish footballer (1948–2020)

What happened that week

The United States Department of Justice indicts Alger Hiss, on two counts of perjury.
The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.
In the American National Football League, the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Chicago Cardinals 7–0, to win the championship.
Indonesian National Revolution: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the temporary capital of the newly formed Republic of Indonesia.
American economist and former State Department official and spy for the Soviet Union Laurence Duggan falls to his death, from the 16th story window of his Manhattan office.
12 – Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali massacre: Scots Guards shoot 24 Chinese villagers in Malaya.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 16, 1948 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 16, 1948 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 16, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,448 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ludwig van Beethoven
1770 · German composer
Jane Austen
1775 · author, novelist, writer
Margaret Mead
1901 · American anthropologist
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 · British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist

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Questions about December 16, 1948

What day of the week was December 16, 1948?: December 16, 1948 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 16, 1948?: Someone born on December 16, 1948 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on December 16, 1948?: Someone born on December 16, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,448 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 16, 1948?: On December 16, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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