What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 10, 1961?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 10, 1961 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 10, 1961?

On December 10, 1961 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Sunday

Born on December 10, 1961?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Metal Ox
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
64 years

Famous people born on December 10, 1961

İsmet Yılmaz

Turkish statesperson (born 1961)

Mark McKoy

Austrian runner

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa

Nepalese mountain climber (1961–1993)

Born the same week

Conceição Lima

December 8 · São Tomé and Príncipe poet

Luděk Mikloško

December 9 · Czech association football player (1961–2026)

Macky Sall

December 11 · 4th President of Senegal, formerly Prime Minister

What happened that day

Albania–Soviet relations: The Soviet Union severs diplomatic relations with Albania.

Also that week

Tanganyika gains independence from the United Kingdom as a Commonwealth realm, with Julius Nyerere as its first Prime Minister, with Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Tanganyika, and represented locally by the Governor-General of Tanganyika.
1961 Australian federal election: Robert Menzies' Liberal/Country Coalition Government is re-elected with a one-seat majority, narrowly defeating the Labor Party led by Arthur Calwell. One of the closest election results in Australian history, such a result will not be replicated again until 2016. Notably, former Prime Minister Earle Page loses his seat, although he dies a few days later, never knowing the result.
American involvement in the Vietnam War officially begins, as the first American helicopters arrive in Saigon, along with 400 U.S. personnel. On December 22 the first U.S. soldier is killed in Vietnam.
Adolf Eichmann is pronounced guilty of crimes against humanity for his part in The Holocaust by a war crimes tribunal of three Israeli judges. On December 15 he is sentenced to death.
Walt Disney's first live-action Technicolor musical, Babes in Toyland, a remake of the famous Victor Herbert operetta, is released, but flops at the box office.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 10, 1961 was a Sunday. Someone born on December 10, 1961 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 10, 1961 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,706 days. People born in 1961 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 10

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
1804 · German mathematician
Ada Lovelace
1815 · English mathematician
Emily Dickinson
1830 · American poet
Kanō Jigorō
1860 · Japanese educator and judoka

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Questions about December 10, 1961

What day of the week was December 10, 1961?: December 10, 1961 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on December 10, 1961?: Someone born on December 10, 1961 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 10, 1961?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 10, 1961 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.
How old is someone born on December 10, 1961?: Someone born on December 10, 1961 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,706 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1961?: People born in 1961 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 10, 1961?: On December 10, 1961 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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