What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 25, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 25, 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 25, 1960?

On August 25, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on August 25, 1960?

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

Famous people born on August 25, 1960

Jonas Gahr Støre

Prime Minister of Norway since 2021

David Mabuza

Deputy President of South Africa

José Raúl Delgado

baseball player

Born the same week

Ștefan Iovan

August 23 · Romanian footballer

Franz Viehböck

August 24 · Austrian astronaut

Julio César Romero

August 28 · Paraguayan footballer

What happened that day

The 1960 Summer Olympic Games begin in Rome.

Also that week

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

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 25, 1960 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 25, 1960 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 25, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,178 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 25

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ivan the Terrible
1530 · Tsar of all Russia from to
Hans Krebs
1900 · German-British biochemist
Võ Nguyên Giáp
1911 · Vietnamese general and communist politician
Erich Honecker
1912 · former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party
Leonard Bernstein
1918 · American conductor and composer
Sean Connery
1930 · Scottish actor

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Questions about August 25, 1960

What day of the week was August 25, 1960?: August 25, 1960 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 25, 1960?: Someone born on August 25, 1960 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 25, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 25, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 25, 1960?: Someone born on August 25, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,178 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 25, 1960?: On August 25, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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