What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 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 21, 1960?

On August 21, 1960 the moon was a New Moon.

A Sunday

Born on August 21, 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
Sunday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on August 21, 1960

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Juan Afara

August 19 · Paraguayan politician

Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi

August 19 · Democratic Republic of the Congo Roman Catholic bishop born 1960

Gennadi Denisov

August 20 · Uzbekistani footballer (born 1960)

Ștefan Iovan

August 23 · Romanian footballer

Franz Viehböck

August 24 · Austrian astronaut

Jimmy Montanero

August 24 · Ecuadorian footballer

What happened that week

Senegal breaks away from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
In the Soviet Union:
Cold War: American U-2 pilot Gary Powers is sentenced in Moscow to 10 years in prison for espionage.
Sputnik program: The satellite Sputnik 5 is launched, with the dogs Belka and Strelka (the Russian for "Squirrel" and "Little Arrow"), 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. This satellite returns to Earth the next day and all animals are recovered safely.
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

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 21, 1960 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 21, 1960 is a Leo. Someone born on August 21, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,182 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 · French mathematician
Usain Bolt
1986 · Jamaican sprinter

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Questions about August 21, 1960

What day of the week was August 21, 1960?: August 21, 1960 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 21, 1960?: Someone born on August 21, 1960 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 21, 1960?: Someone born on August 21, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,182 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 21, 1960?: On August 21, 1960 the moon was a New Moon.

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