What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 9, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 9, 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 9, 1960?

On May 9, 1960 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Monday

Born on May 9, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on May 9, 1960

Johnny Paul Koroma

Sierra Leonean warlord (1960-2003)

Najat Aatabou

Moroccan singer, songwriter and composer

Ion Sturza

Prime Minister of Moldova

Iain Butchart

Zimbabwean cricketer

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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).
In Buenos Aires, four Mossad agents abduct fugitive Nazi German war criminal Adolf Eichmann in order that he can be taken to Israel and put on trial. This is announced on May 23 (the day after Eichmann's arrival in Israel) by Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion.
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.
A joint Swiss and Austrian expedition makes the first ascent of the Asian mountain Dhaulagiri, the world's 7th highest.
West German refugee minister Theodor Oberländer is dismissed because of his Nazi past.

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 9, 1960 was a Monday. Someone born on May 9, 1960 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 9, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,286 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Gaspard Monge
1746 · French mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry

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Questions about May 9, 1960

What day of the week was May 9, 1960?: May 9, 1960 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on May 9, 1960?: Someone born on May 9, 1960 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 9, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 9, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on May 9, 1960?: Someone born on May 9, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,286 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 9, 1960?: On May 9, 1960 the moon was a Full Moon.

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