Being born under the Chinese Zodiac Sign Rat people tend to be very charismatic and have great attraction towards the opposite sex. Rats make great leaders and are hardworking, but on the other side they cab be rather unpredictable.
Percectionism is likely to be found in a Rats behaviours. Such traits combined with big ambition usually lead them to a road of success. Bad behaviours to work on would be gossiping and having a big temper. Family and friends are of great importance in a Rats life. This is also shown in generous ways towards their loved ones. Loyalty towards people close to Rats is usually guaranteed.
Astrology character and traits of Rat sign: Charming, clever, courageous, enterprising, imaginative, generous, ambitious, successful, hard workers, critical and short tempered.
1648 Zodiac Sign Rat Compatibility
Chinese Zodiac Signs are based upon a twelve year lunar cycle. Your zodiac animal sign is determined by your birthday year. If you were born in 1648 then your astrological sign is Rat. There are twelve animal signs. Each animal has it's own attributes and personality traits the Chinese believe comprise the nature of each particular animal.
Best matches for Zodiac Sign Rat are: Ox, Dragon, Monkey
Bad matches for Zodiac Sign Rat are: Horse, Rabbit, Rooster
Historical Events for the Year 1648
13th May Star Sign » Construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.
15th May Star Sign » The Peace of Westphalia e.g Treaty of Westphalia is signed.
1st June Star Sign » The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
15th June Star Sign » Margaret Jones (Puritan midwife) e.g Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
28th August Star Sign » Siege of Colchester ended when Royalists Forces surrender to the Parliamentary Forces after eleven weeks, during the English Civil War.
18th October Star Sign » Boston Shoemakers form first American Trade union called labor organization.
Famous Birthdays in 1648
1st February » Elkanah Settle, English poet and playwright (d. 1724)
23rd February » Arabella Churchill (royal mistress) known as Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)
4th April » Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor (d. 1721)
7th April » John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1721)
9th April » Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)
18th April » Jeanne Guyon, French mystic (d. 1717)