What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 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 24, 1960?

On August 24, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on August 24, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on August 24, 1960

Franz Viehböck

Austrian astronaut

Jimmy Montanero

Ecuadorian footballer

Born the same week

Ștefan Iovan

August 23 · Romanian footballer

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.
Hurricane Donna kills 50 people in Florida and New England, United States.

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 24, 1960 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 24, 1960 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 24, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,179 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

William Wilberforce
1759 · English politician and abolitionist
Jorge Luis Borges
1899 · Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator
Fernand Braudel
1902 · French historian and leader of the Annales School

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Questions about August 24, 1960

What day of the week was August 24, 1960?: August 24, 1960 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 24, 1960?: Someone born on August 24, 1960 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 24, 1960?: Someone born on August 24, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,179 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 24, 1960?: On August 24, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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