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

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

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

A Thursday

Born on December 23, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on December 23, 1948

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Abdulrazak Gurnah

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

Samuel L. Jackson

December 21 · American actor (born 1948)

Nicolae Timofti

December 22 · 4th President of Moldova (r. 2012–2016)

Edwige Fenech

December 24 · French-Italian actress

Joel Santana

December 25 · Brazilian association football player and manager

Manny Mori

December 25 · President of the Federated States of Micronesia

What happened that day

Seven Japanese military and political leaders, convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, are executed by Allied occupation authorities, at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.

Also that week

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.
The last Soviet troops withdraw from North Korea.
Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.
In the American National Football League, the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Chicago Cardinals 7–0, to win the championship.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 23, 1948 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 23, 1948 is a Capricorn. Someone born on December 23, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,441 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Joseph Smith
1805 · American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

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Questions about December 23, 1948

What day of the week was December 23, 1948?: December 23, 1948 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 23, 1948?: Someone born on December 23, 1948 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 23, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 23, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on December 23, 1948?: Someone born on December 23, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,441 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 23, 1948?: On December 23, 1948 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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