What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 12, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 12, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 12, 1960?

On October 12, 1960 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on October 12, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
66 years

Famous people born on October 12, 1960

Alexei Kudrin

Russian politician

Born the same week

Khadija Arib

October 10 · Dutch former politician, civil servant, educator and social worker

Gábor Pölöskei

October 11 · Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1960)

Otto Guevara

October 13 · Costa Rican politician

Osvaldo Escudero

October 15 · Argentine association football player

Slavko Štimac

October 15 · Serbian actor of croat origin

What happened that day

Cold War: Shoe-banging incident – Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, his way of protesting the discussion of the Soviet Union's policies toward Eastern Europe. In summarily adjourning the meeting, Assembly President Frederick Boland (Ireland) slams his gavel, Thor's gavel, down so hard that it breaks.

Also that week

Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy first suggests the idea for the Peace Corps of the United States.
The Premier of New South Wales officially opens Warragamba Dam, one of the world's largest domestic water supply dams.
Nigeria becomes the 99th member of the United Nations.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Save The Last Dance For Me

The Drifters

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 12, 1960 was a Wednesday. Someone born on October 12, 1960 is a Libra. Someone born on October 12, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,130 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 12

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Pedro I of Brazil
1798 · Emperor of Brazil from to and King of Portugal in
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872 · English composer
Aleister Crowley
1875 · English occultist

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Questions about October 12, 1960

What day of the week was October 12, 1960?: October 12, 1960 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on October 12, 1960?: Someone born on October 12, 1960 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 12, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 12, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on October 12, 1960?: Someone born on October 12, 1960 is 66 years old today and has lived about 24,130 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1960?: People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 12, 1960?: On October 12, 1960 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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