What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1960?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 16, 1960?

On December 16, 1960 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Friday

Born on December 16, 1960?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
65 years

Famous people born on December 16, 1960

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Sibel Siber

December 13 · Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (born 1960)

José Eduardo Agualusa

December 13 · Angolan journalist, writer

Ebrahim Raisi

December 14 · President of Iran from 2021 to 2024

Hussein al-Sheikh

December 14 · Vice President of Palestinian Authority

Yoon Suk Yeol

December 18 · President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025

Da-Wen Sun

December 18 · Food engineer

What happened that day

U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter announces that the United States will commit five nuclear submarines and eighty Polaris missiles to the defense of the NATO countries by the end of 1963.
New York mid-air collision: A United Air Lines DC-8 collides in mid-air with a TWA Lockheed Constellation over Staten Island in New York City. All 128 passengers and crewmembers on the two airliners, and six people on the ground, are killed.

Also that week

King Mahendra of Nepal deposes the democratic government in his country and takes direct control himself.
King Baudouin of Belgium marries Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón.
Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia overcome the coup that began on December 13, returning the reins to the Emperor upon his return from a trip to Brazil. The Emperor absolves his own son of any guilt.
Antoine Gizenga proclaims in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that he has taken over as the country's premier.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Are You Lonesome To-night?

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 16, 1960 was a Friday. Someone born on December 16, 1960 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 16, 1960 is 65 years old today and has lived about 24,065 days. People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ludwig van Beethoven
1770 · German composer
Jane Austen
1775 · author, novelist, writer
Margaret Mead
1901 · American anthropologist
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 · British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist

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Questions about December 16, 1960

What day of the week was December 16, 1960?: December 16, 1960 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on December 16, 1960?: Someone born on December 16, 1960 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1960?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 1960 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on December 16, 1960?: Someone born on December 16, 1960 is 65 years old today and has lived about 24,065 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1960?: People born in 1960 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 16, 1960?: On December 16, 1960 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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