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

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

On August 9, 1960 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Tuesday

Born on August 9, 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
Leo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on August 9, 1960

Gian Nicola Berti

Sammarinese politician

Born the same week

David Duchovny

August 7 · American actor and writer

Steven Rooks

August 7 · road bicycle racer

Antonio Banderas

August 10 · Spanish actor

Tomislav Ivković

August 11 · Croatian footballer

Laurent Fignon

August 12 · French professional road bicycle racer (1960–2010)

What happened that day

The government of Laos is overthrown in a coup.

Also that week

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

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

It's Now Or Never

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 9, 1960 was a Tuesday. Someone born on August 9, 1960 is a Leo. Someone born on August 9, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,194 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Dryden
1631 · 17th-century English poet and playwright
Amedeo Avogadro
1776 · Italian scientist
Jean Piaget
1896 · Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic
Rod Laver
1938 · Australian tennis player

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Questions about August 9, 1960

What day of the week was August 9, 1960?: August 9, 1960 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 9, 1960?: Someone born on August 9, 1960 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 9, 1960?: Someone born on August 9, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,194 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 9, 1960?: On August 9, 1960 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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