What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 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 15, 1960?

On August 15, 1960 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Monday

Born on August 15, 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
Monday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on August 15, 1960

Denis N'Canha

Bissau-Guinean military officer

Born the same week

Laurent Fignon

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

Ivar Stukolkin

August 13 · Estonian swimmer and sportsperson (born 1960)

Franz Welser-Möst

August 16 · Austrian conductor

Sean Penn

August 17 · American actor

Stefan Eicher

August 17 · Swiss singer

What happened that day

Middle Congo becomes independent from France, as the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).

Also that week

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.)
Ubangi-Shari becomes independent from France, as the Central African Republic. It later becomes the Central African Empire.
Gabon becomes independent from France.
The trial of American U-2 pilot Gary Powers begins in Moscow.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

It's Now Or Never

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

🎵 No. 1 song

August 15, 1960 was a Monday. Someone born on August 15, 1960 is a Leo. Someone born on August 15, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,187 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Napoleon
1769 · French military leader, French Emperor – and again in
Walter Scott
1771 · Scottish novelist, poet and playwright
Aurobindo Ghosh
1872 · Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist
Louis de Broglie
1892 · Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

Questions about August 15, 1960

What day of the week was August 15, 1960?: August 15, 1960 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on August 15, 1960?: Someone born on August 15, 1960 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 15, 1960?: Someone born on August 15, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,187 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 15, 1960?: On August 15, 1960 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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