What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 12, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 12, 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 12, 1960?

On August 12, 1960 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on August 12, 1960?

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

Famous people born on August 12, 1960

Laurent Fignon

French professional road bicycle racer (1960–2010)

Gilberto Kassab

Brazilian politician

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Giorgi Mshvenieradze

Soviet water polo player

Amit Ray

Indian author

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Greg Thomas

Welsh born, English Test and County cricketer

Toshiki Kadomatsu

Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and music producer (1960-)

Esmayeel Shroff

Indian film director

Peter Peter

Danish musician

What happened that week

Chad becomes independent from France.
Ubangi-Shari becomes independent from France, as the Central African Republic. It later becomes the Central African Empire.
The government of Laos is overthrown in a coup.
Middle Congo becomes independent from France, as the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).
The Mediterranean island of Cyprus receives its independence from the United Kingdom.
United States Air Force pilot Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at an altitude of about as part of Project Excelsior. Kittinger sets world records for: high-altitude jump; free-fall by falling 16.0 miles (25.7 kilometers) before opening his parachute; first space dive, and fastest speed attained by a human being without mechanical or chemical assistance, about 982 k.p.h (614 m.p.h.). Kittinger survives more or less uninjured. (He becomes the first man to make a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a gas balloon, and is the first man fully to witness the spherical curvature of the Earth. Felix Baumgartner breaks his space diving record in 2012.)

Famous people born on August 12, 1960

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

It's Now Or Never

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

August 12, 1960 was a Friday. Someone born on August 12, 1960 is a Leo. Someone born on August 12, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,190 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 12

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah
1844 · Religious leader in the Sudan, self-proclaimed as the Mahdi
Cecil B. DeMille
1881 · American film director, producer and actor
Erwin Schrödinger
1887 · Austrian physicist
George Soros
1930 · Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born )

Questions about August 12, 1960

What day of the week was August 12, 1960?: August 12, 1960 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 12, 1960?: Someone born on August 12, 1960 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 12, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 12, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 12, 1960?: Someone born on August 12, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,190 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 12, 1960?: On August 12, 1960 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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