What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 21, 1961?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 21, 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 21, 1961?

On December 21, 1961 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Thursday

Born on December 21, 1961?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Metal Ox
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
64 years

Famous people born on December 21, 1961

Jon Ola Sand

Norwegian television executive, former Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest

Rein Raud

Estonian writer, academic (born 1961)

Jhon Jarrín

Ecuadorian bicycle racer

Born the same week

Yuri Malenchenko

December 22 · Russian cosmonaut

Philippe Vande Walle

December 22 · Belgian footballer

Ilham Aliyev

December 24 · President of Azerbaijan since 2003

What happened that day

In Congo, Katangan prime minister Moise Tshombe recognizes the Congolese constitution.

Also that week

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.
Luxembourg's national holiday, the Grand Duke's Official Birthday, is set on June 23 by Grand Ducal decree.
1961 Indian annexation of Goa: India opens hostilities in its annexation of Portuguese India, the colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu.
A circus tent fire in Niterói, Brazil kills 323.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 21, 1961 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 21, 1961 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 21, 1961 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,695 days. People born in 1961 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Masaccio
1401 · Italian painter
Leopold von Ranke
1795 · German historian and founder of modern source-based history
Benjamin Disraeli
1804 · British statesman
Paco de Lucía
1947 · Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician
Thomas Sankara
1949 · President of Burkina Faso from to
Florence Griffith Joyner
1959 · American track and field athlete

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Questions about December 21, 1961

What day of the week was December 21, 1961?: December 21, 1961 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 21, 1961?: Someone born on December 21, 1961 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 21, 1961?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 21, 1961 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.
How old is someone born on December 21, 1961?: Someone born on December 21, 1961 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,695 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 21, 1961?: On December 21, 1961 the moon was a Full Moon.

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