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

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

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 1, 1960?

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

A Sunday

Born on May 1, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on May 1, 1960

Hamat Bah

Gambian politician

Raymond Ahoua

Ivorian Catholic priest

Born the same week

Walter Zenga

April 28 · Italian association football player and manager

Robert J. Sawyer

April 29 · Canadian science fiction writer (born 1960)

Gjorge Ivanov

May 2 · President of (North) Macedonia

Werner Faymann

May 4 · Austrian politician who was Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria

What happened that day

The U-2 incident: Several Soviet surface-to-air missiles shoot down an American Lockheed U-2 spy plane over Russia. Its pilot, Francis Gary Powers of the Central Intelligence Agency, is captured.

Also that week

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is established.
West German refugee minister Theodor Oberländer is dismissed because of his Nazi past.
Togo gains independence from France, with the French-administered United Nations Trust Territory being terminated.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960 into law, primarily to protect against restrictions on the right to vote.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Stuck On You

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

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🎵 No. 1 song

May 1, 1960 was a Sunday. Someone born on May 1, 1960 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 1, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,294 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
1769 · British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, – ,
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852 · Spanish scientist

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Questions about May 1, 1960

What day of the week was May 1, 1960?: May 1, 1960 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on May 1, 1960?: Someone born on May 1, 1960 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 1, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 1, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on May 1, 1960?: Someone born on May 1, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,294 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1960?: People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 1, 1960?: On May 1, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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