What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1961?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 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 16, 1961?

On December 16, 1961 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on December 16, 1961?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Metal Ox
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
64 years

Famous people born on December 16, 1961

Salatyn Asgarova

Azerbaijani journalist and national heroine (1961-1991)

Born the same week

Irene Sáez

December 13 · Venezuelan politician and former Miss Universe

Guri Schanke

December 14 · Norwegian singer

Ersun Yanal

December 17 · Turkish association football manager (born 1961)

Jean-François De Sart

December 18 · Belgian association football player

Lucien Bouchardeau

December 18 · Nigerien football referee (1961–2018)

What happened that week

A circus tent fire in Niterói, Brazil kills 323.
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.
1961 Indian annexation of Goa: India opens hostilities in its annexation of Portuguese India, the colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu.
The Portuguese surrender Goa to India, after 400 years of Portuguese rule.
Indonesian president Sukarno announces that he will take West Irian by force, if necessary.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 16, 1961 was a Saturday. Someone born on December 16, 1961 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 16, 1961 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,700 days. People born in 1961 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, 1961

What day of the week was December 16, 1961?: December 16, 1961 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on December 16, 1961?: Someone born on December 16, 1961 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1961?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 1961 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.
How old is someone born on December 16, 1961?: Someone born on December 16, 1961 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,700 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 16, 1961?: On December 16, 1961 the moon was a First Quarter.

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