What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 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 23, 1960?

On August 23, 1960 the moon was a New Moon.

A Tuesday

Born on August 23, 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
Virgo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on August 23, 1960

Ștefan Iovan

Romanian footballer

María del Risco

Peruvian Olympic volleyball player

Born the same week

Franz Viehböck

August 24 · Austrian astronaut

Jonas Gahr Støre

August 25 · Prime Minister of Norway since 2021

David Mabuza

August 25 · Deputy President of South Africa

Roser Suñé Pascuet

August 26 · Andorran politician

What happened that week

The 1960 Summer Olympic Games begin in Rome.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

It's Now Or Never

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

🎵 No. 1 song

August 23, 1960 was a Tuesday. Someone born on August 23, 1960 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 23, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,180 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Louis XVI of France
1754 · King of France and Navarre from to , then King of the French from to
Georges Cuvier
1769 · French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist
Gene Kelly
1912 · American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer
Clifford Geertz
1926 · American anthropologist

Questions about August 23, 1960

What day of the week was August 23, 1960?: August 23, 1960 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 23, 1960?: Someone born on August 23, 1960 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 23, 1960?: Someone born on August 23, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,180 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 23, 1960?: On August 23, 1960 the moon was a New Moon.

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