What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 13, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 13, 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 13, 1960?

On August 13, 1960 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on August 13, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on August 13, 1960

Ivar Stukolkin

Estonian swimmer and sportsperson (born 1960)

Janusz Kurtyka

Polish historian (1960–2010)

Djana Mata

Albanian sports shooter

Born the same week

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

Ubangi-Shari becomes independent from France, as the Central African Republic. It later becomes the Central African Empire.

Also that week

Chad becomes independent from France.
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.)
The government of Laos is overthrown in a coup.

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 13, 1960 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 13, 1960 is a Leo. Someone born on August 13, 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 13

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Logie Baird
1888 · Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television
Alfred Hitchcock
1899 · British filmmaker
Frederick Sanger
1918 · British biochemist
Fidel Castro
1926 · Cuban politician, author and revolutionary

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Questions about August 13, 1960

What day of the week was August 13, 1960?: August 13, 1960 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 13, 1960?: Someone born on August 13, 1960 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 13, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 13, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 13, 1960?: Someone born on August 13, 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 13, 1960?: On August 13, 1960 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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