What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 1, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 1, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 1, 1960?

On February 1, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Monday

Born on February 1, 1960?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Monday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on February 1, 1960

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Maya Jribi

January 29 · Tunisian politician (1960–2018)

Tigran Sargsyan

January 29 · Armenian economist and politician

Željko Šturanović

January 31 · Prime Minister of Montenegro (1960-2014)

Mariasela Álvarez

January 31 · Miss World 1982, television show host and architect

David Chabala

February 2 · Zambian association football player (1960–1993)

Joachim Löw

February 3 · German footballer and manager

What happened that day

Greensboro sit-ins: In Greensboro, North Carolina, four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. The event triggers many similar non-violent protests throughout the Southern United States, and six months later the original four protesters are served lunch at the same counter.

Also that week

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan makes the Wind of Change speech to the South African Parliament in Cape Town (although he had first made the speech, to little publicity, in Accra, Gold Coast – modern-day Ghana – on January 10).
The first CERN particle accelerator becomes operational in Geneva, Switzerland.
Hollywood Walk of Fame is established.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Running Bear

Johnny Preston

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🎵 No. 1 song

February 1, 1960 was a Monday. Someone born on February 1, 1960 is a Aquarius. Someone born on February 1, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,384 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on February 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Ford
1894 · American film director
Clark Gable
1901 · American actor
Langston Hughes
1902 · American writer and social activist
Boris Yeltsin
1931 · Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia

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Questions about February 1, 1960

What day of the week was February 1, 1960?: February 1, 1960 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on February 1, 1960?: Someone born on February 1, 1960 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 1, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 1, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on February 1, 1960?: Someone born on February 1, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,384 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1960?: People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for February?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
What was the moon phase on February 1, 1960?: On February 1, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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