What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 17, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 17, 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 17, 1960?

On May 17, 1960 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Tuesday

Born on May 17, 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
Tuesday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on May 17, 1960

Pedro Pasculli

Argentine footballer

Chérif Sy

Burkinabé politician

Born the same week

Simonetta Sommaruga

May 14 · politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council

Rimas Kurtinaitis

May 15 · Lithuanian basketball player and coach

Yannick Noah

May 18 · French tennis player and pop singer

Gadi Eisenkot

May 19 · Israeli military officer

What happened that week

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev demands an apology from President Dwight D. Eisenhower for U-2 reconnaissance plane flights over the Soviet Union, thus aborting their summit meeting scheduled for Paris this year.
Theodore Maiman operates the first laser.
Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, and win the 1959–60 European Cup in Association football, their 5th successive victory in the competition.
The satellite Sputnik 4 is launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.
The Kenya African National Union (KANU) is founded in Kenya, when 3 political parties join forces.
A joint Swiss and Austrian expedition makes the first ascent of the Asian mountain Dhaulagiri, the world's 7th highest.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Cathy's Clown

The Everly Brothers

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🎵 No. 1 song

May 17, 1960 was a Tuesday. Someone born on May 17, 1960 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 17, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,278 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on May 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Edward Jenner
1749 · English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination

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Questions about May 17, 1960

What day of the week was May 17, 1960?: May 17, 1960 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 17, 1960?: Someone born on May 17, 1960 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 17, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 17, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on May 17, 1960?: Someone born on May 17, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,278 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 17, 1960?: On May 17, 1960 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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