What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 6, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 6, 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 6, 1960?

On May 6, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on May 6, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on May 6, 1960

Anne Parillaud

French actress

Roma Downey

Irish actress and Emmy nominated producer and author from Derry, Northern Ireland

Lyudmila Andonova

Bulgarian high jumper

Born the same week

Werner Faymann

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

Almudena Grandes

May 7 · Spanish writer (1960-2021)

Franco Baresi

May 8 · Italian association football player (1960–2026)

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

West German refugee minister Theodor Oberländer is dismissed because of his Nazi past.
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is established.
The United States Food and Drug Administration announces that it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making it the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine , under the command of Captain Edward L. Beach Jr., completes the first underwater circumnavigation of the Earth (codenamed Operation Sandblast).
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Stuck On You

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

🎵 No. 1 song

May 6, 1960 was a Friday. Someone born on May 6, 1960 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 6, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,289 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 6

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Skanderbeg
1405 · Albanian noble and military commander
Maximilien Robespierre
1758 · French revolutionary lawyer and politician
Sigmund Freud
1856 · Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis
Rudolph Valentino
1895 · Italian actor
Orson Welles
1915 · American actor and filmmaker

Questions about May 6, 1960

What day of the week was May 6, 1960?: May 6, 1960 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on May 6, 1960?: Someone born on May 6, 1960 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 6, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 6, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on May 6, 1960?: Someone born on May 6, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,289 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 6, 1960?: On May 6, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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