What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 31, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 31, 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 31, 1948?

On December 31, 1948 the moon was a New Moon.

A Friday

Born on December 31, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on December 31, 1948

Viktor Afanasyev

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and military pilot

Born the same week

İbrahim Kaypakkaya

January 1 · Turkish Marxist–Leninist revolutionary (1949-1973)

Ayşe Erzan

January 1 · Turkish physicist (born 1949)

Maggie Gobran

January 1 · Egyptian charity fundraiser

Vehbi Akdağ

January 1 · Turkish wrestler (1949–2020)

Laila Iskander

January 1 · Egyptian social entrepreneur and politician

What happened that day

Arab-Israeli War: Israeli troops drive Egyptians from the Negev.

Also that week

The musical Kiss Me, Kate opens for the first of 1,077 performances in New York City.
A Muslim Brotherhood member assassinates Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmud Fahmi Nokrashi.
The last Soviet troops withdraw from North Korea.
Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 31, 1948 was a Friday. Someone born on December 31, 1948 is a Capricorn. Someone born on December 31, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,433 days. People born in 1948 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 31

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jacques Cartier
1491 · Breton maritime explorer of North America
Andreas Vesalius
1514 · Flemish anatomist, physician and author
Isma'il Pasha
1830 · Khedive of Egypt from to
Henri Matisse
1869 · French artist
George Marshall
1880 · American army officer and statesman
Umm Kulthum
1898 · Egyptian singer and actress

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Questions about December 31, 1948

What day of the week was December 31, 1948?: December 31, 1948 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on December 31, 1948?: Someone born on December 31, 1948 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 31, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 31, 1948 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on December 31, 1948?: Someone born on December 31, 1948 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,433 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 31, 1948?: On December 31, 1948 the moon was a New Moon.

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