What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 17, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 17, 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 17, 1960?

On September 17, 1960 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Saturday

Born on September 17, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on September 17, 1960

Jonis Bashir

Somali-Italian actor and musician

Kwabena Owusu Aduomi

Ghanaian politician

Born the same week

Melissa Leo

September 14 · American actress

Taneti Maamau

September 16 · Kiribati politician

Karim Rashid

September 18 · American industrial designer (born 1960)

Carlos Mozer

September 19 · Brazilian association football player

What happened that week

The first international Summer Paralympics open in Rome under the title "9th International Stoke Mandeville Games", the first quadrennial paralympic event outside of England.
Colonel Joseph Mobutu takes power in Republic of the Congo via a military coup.
OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is founded as an intergovernmental producers' cartel by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos nationalizes the country's electricity supply system.
Mali, the sole remaining member of the "Mali Federation" (following the withdrawal of Senegal one month earlier), declares its full independence as the Republic of Mali.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Twist

Chubby Checker

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🎵 No. 1 song

September 17, 1960 was a Saturday. Someone born on September 17, 1960 is a Virgo. Someone born on September 17, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,155 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on September 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Bernhard Riemann
1826 · German mathematician
Agostinho Neto
1922 · President of Angola
Hank Williams
1923 · American singer-songwriter
Narendra Modi
1950 · Prime Minister of India since

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Questions about September 17, 1960

What day of the week was September 17, 1960?: September 17, 1960 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on September 17, 1960?: Someone born on September 17, 1960 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 17, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 17, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on September 17, 1960?: Someone born on September 17, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,155 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 17, 1960?: On September 17, 1960 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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