What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 9, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 9, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.

What is the birthstone for September?

The birthstone for September is sapphire.

What was the moon phase on September 9, 1960?

On September 9, 1960 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on September 9, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on September 9, 1960

Hugh Grant

British actor

Urmas Sisask

Estonian composer (1960-2022)

Born the same week

Igor Sechin

September 7 · Russian businessman and government official

Rabie Yassin

September 7 · Egyptian footballer

Colin Firth

September 10 · English actor and producer

Ramón Vargas

September 11 · Mexican tenor

What happened that week

In Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (which had been activated by NASA on July 1).
1960 Summer Olympic Games: Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia wins the gold medal in the marathon, running barefoot in a world time, and becoming the first person from Sub-Saharan Africa to win Olympic gold.
Martin and Mitchell defection: William Hamilton Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell, two American cryptologists, announce their defection to the Soviet Union at a press conference in Moscow.
1960 Summer Olympic Games: Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) of the United States wins the gold medal in light-heavyweight boxing. He makes his professional debut on October 29.
Congolese President Joseph Kasa-Vubu dismisses Patrice Lumumba's entire government, and also places Lumumba under house arrest.
Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.

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

September 9, 1960 was a Friday. Someone born on September 9, 1960 is a Virgo. Someone born on September 9, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,163 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on September 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
1585 · French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman
Luigi Galvani
1737 · Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher
Kurt Zadek Lewin
1890 · German-American psychologist
Dennis M. Ritchie
1941 · American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programming language

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Questions about September 9, 1960

What day of the week was September 9, 1960?: September 9, 1960 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on September 9, 1960?: Someone born on September 9, 1960 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 9, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 9, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on September 9, 1960?: Someone born on September 9, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,163 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1960?: People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for September?: The birthstone for September is sapphire.
What was the moon phase on September 9, 1960?: On September 9, 1960 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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