What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 26, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 26, 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 26, 1960?

On August 26, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Friday

Born on August 26, 1960?

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

Famous people born on August 26, 1960

Roser Suñé Pascuet

Andorran politician

Born the same week

Ștefan Iovan

August 23 · Romanian footballer

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

Julio César Romero

August 28 · Paraguayan footballer

What happened that week

The 1960 Summer Olympic Games begin in Rome.
Hurricane Donna kills 50 people in Florida and New England, United States.
Senegal breaks away from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, Sultan of Selangor and 2nd Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya, dies in office. He is replaced by Tuanku Syed Putra, Raja of Perlis.
Disgruntled railroad workers effectively halt operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the United States, marking the first shutdown in the company's history (the event lasts two days).
In the Soviet Union:

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 26, 1960 was a Friday. Someone born on August 26, 1960 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 26, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,177 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Robert Walpole
1676 · British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford
Antoine Lavoisier
1743 · French nobleman and chemist
Lee de Forest
1873 · American inventor
Mother Teresa
1910 · Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary

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Questions about August 26, 1960

What day of the week was August 26, 1960?: August 26, 1960 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 26, 1960?: Someone born on August 26, 1960 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 26, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 26, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on August 26, 1960?: Someone born on August 26, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,177 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 26, 1960?: On August 26, 1960 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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