Born on 20 July 1960

At A Glance

20 July 1960 at a glance

Day of the week

20 July 1960 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Everybody's Somebody's Fool” by Connie Francis was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1960

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.

Star sign

The star sign for 20 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 20 July 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 20 July 1960 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 20 July

• 1954 Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
• 1960 The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.
• 1961 French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
• 1968 The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
• 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first human landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later.

Famous people born on 20 July

• Haakon VIII (born 1973)
• Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1964–2017)
• Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer (born 1988)
• Natalie Wood, American actress (1938–1981)

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