What is the Chinese zodiac sign for June 30, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, June 30, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.

What is the birthstone for June?

The birthstone for June is pearl.

What was the moon phase on June 30, 1960?

On June 30, 1960 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on June 30, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♋ Star sign
Cancer
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on June 30, 1960

James Kwesi Appiah

Ex Ghanaian footballer and the head coach of the black stars of Ghana

Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef

Prime Minister of Mauritania

Born the same week

Abu Qatada

July 1 · Islamic cleric, alleged al-Qaeda member

Saddam Kamel

July 1 · Iraqi defector (1960–1996)

Mikael Håfström

July 1 · Swedish screenwriter and film director

Elmar Mammadyarov

July 2 · Azerbaijani diplomat

What happened that day

The Belgian Congo receives its independence from Belgium, as the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). A civil war follows shortly.
Public demonstrations by democratic and left forces against Italian government support of the post-fascist Italian Social Movement are heavily suppressed by police.

Also that week

Ghana becomes a republic, and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President.
Cold War: A Soviet Air Force MiG-19 fighter plane flying north of Murmansk, Russia, over the Barents Sea, shoots down a six-man RB-47 Stratojet reconnaissance plane of the U.S. Air Force. Four of the U.S. Air Force officers are killed, and the two survivors are held prisoner in the Soviet Union.
The Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) gains its independence from Italy. Concurrently, it unites as scheduled with the five-day-old State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand arrives in Washington, D.C. for a 4-day royal visit to the U.S.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Everybody's Somebody's Fool

Connie Francis

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🎵 No. 1 song

June 30, 1960 was a Thursday. Someone born on June 30, 1960 is a Cancer. Someone born on June 30, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,234 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on June 30

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Joseph Dalton Hooker
1817 · British botanist, lichenologist, and surgeon
Louis B. Mayer
1884 · Canadian-American film producer
Michael Phelps
1985 · American swimmer (born )

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Questions about June 30, 1960

What day of the week was June 30, 1960?: June 30, 1960 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on June 30, 1960?: Someone born on June 30, 1960 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for June 30, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, June 30, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on June 30, 1960?: Someone born on June 30, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,234 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1960?: People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for June?: The birthstone for June is pearl.
What was the moon phase on June 30, 1960?: On June 30, 1960 the moon was a First Quarter.

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