Born on 8 February 1960

At A Glance

8 February 1960 at a glance

Day of the week

8 February 1960 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Boom Boom Baby” by Crash Craddock 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 8 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 8 February 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 8 February 1960 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 8 February

• 1950 The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
• 1960 Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council, proclaiming the House of Windsor and declaring that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor.
• 1963 The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party.
• 1971 South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration into the country.
• 1974 The crew of Skylab 4, the last mission to visit the American space station Skylab, returns to Earth after 84 days in space.

Famous people born on 8 February

• Mary Steenburgen, American actress (born 1953)
• James Dean, American actor (1931–1955)
• Kathryn Newton, American actress (born 1997)
• John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1932)

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