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

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

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

A Friday

Born on December 17, 1948?

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

Famous people born on December 17, 1948

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

Turkish politician (born 1948)

Evaristo Nugkuag

Peruvian activist

Florence Mumba

Zambian judge

Born the same week

Selda Bağcan

December 14 · Turkish musician and singer (born 1948)

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)

Abdulrazak Gurnah

December 20 · Tanzanian-born British writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2021) (born 1948)

What happened that day

The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.

Also that week

The United States Department of Justice indicts Alger Hiss, on two counts of perjury.
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 17, 1948 was a Friday. Someone born on December 17, 1948 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 17, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,447 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Humphry Davy
1778 · British chemist

Gift ideas for someone born in 1948

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Questions about December 17, 1948

What day of the week was December 17, 1948?: December 17, 1948 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on December 17, 1948?: Someone born on December 17, 1948 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 17, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 17, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on December 17, 1948?: Someone born on December 17, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,447 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 17, 1948?: On December 17, 1948 the moon was a Full Moon.

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