What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 5, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 5, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 5, 1960?

On August 5, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on August 5, 1960?

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

Famous people born on August 5, 1960

Queen Azizah of Pahang

Queen Consort of Pahang (2019 - present) and Queen Consort of Malaysia (2019 - 2024)

Born the same week

Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean

August 3 · Harpist and composer

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

August 4 · Spanish politician

Tim Winton

August 4 · Australian novelist, short story writer, children's writer and screenwriter (born 1960)

David Duchovny

August 7 · American actor and writer

Steven Rooks

August 7 · road bicycle racer

What happened that day

Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso) becomes independent from France.

Also that week

In the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (later the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Albert Kalonji declares the independence of the Autonomous State of South Kasai.
Niger becomes independent from France.
The Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
The world's first standard gauge passenger preserved railway, the Bluebell Railway, opens to the public in southern England.
Dahomey (modern-day Benin) becomes independent from France.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini

Brian Hyland

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 5, 1960 was a Friday. Someone born on August 5, 1960 is a Leo. Someone born on August 5, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,198 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 5

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Vitus Bering
1681 · Danish-born Russian explorer
Guy de Maupassant
1850 · French writer
Neil Armstrong
1930 · American astronaut and lunar explorer

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Questions about August 5, 1960

What day of the week was August 5, 1960?: August 5, 1960 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 5, 1960?: Someone born on August 5, 1960 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 5, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 5, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 5, 1960?: Someone born on August 5, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,198 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1960?: People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 5, 1960?: On August 5, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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