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

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

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 1, 1960?

On July 1, 1960 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Friday

Born on July 1, 1960?

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

Famous people born on July 1, 1960

Abu Qatada

Islamic cleric, alleged al-Qaeda member

Saddam Kamel

Iraqi defector (1960–1996)

Mikael Håfström

Swedish screenwriter and film director

Marjan Vidmar

biathlete

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
The French Grand Prix is won by Australian Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T53.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Everybody's Somebody's Fool

Connie Francis

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🎵 No. 1 song

July 1, 1960 was a Friday. Someone born on July 1, 1960 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 1, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,233 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ignaz Semmelweis
1818 · Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures
William Wyler
1902 · Swiss-German-American director and producer
Estée Lauder
1908 · American businesswoman
Carl Lewis
1961 · US track & field athlete

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Questions about July 1, 1960

What day of the week was July 1, 1960?: July 1, 1960 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on July 1, 1960?: Someone born on July 1, 1960 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 1, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 1, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on July 1, 1960?: Someone born on July 1, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,233 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1960?: People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 1, 1960?: On July 1, 1960 the moon was a First Quarter.

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