According to Chinese Astrology, 1960 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1960 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 28 January 1960 and 14 February 1961 are considered born in the Chinese year 1960 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat year is also represented by 5 elements in Chinese astrology that express character and behavior. Therefore, each year it is referred to with a different zodiac animal name and a different element name, and this repeats only once in 60 years. 1960 is also known as the Year of the Metal Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1960 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
Date | Name |
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1960 | Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Ukraine |
1960 | BD Wong, American actor |
1961 | Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor |
1960 | Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketer |
1960 | Gianni Vernetti, Italian lawyer and politician |
1960 | Linden Ashby, American actor |
1961 | Robert Wexler, American lawyer and politician |
1961 | Linda Eder, American singer and actress |
1960 | Chuck Eddy, American journalist |
1960 | Atom Egoyan, Egyptian-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter |
1960 | Elena Kagan, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States |
1960 | Peter Sterling, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster |
1960 | Deborah Roberts, American journalist |
1960 | Lyudmila Andonova, Bulgarian high jumper |
1960 | Brian A. Hopkins, American author |
1960 | Curt Ford, American baseball player and manager |
1960 | Gaston Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
1960 | David Baldacci, American lawyer and author |
1960 | Joey Belladonna, American singer-songwriter |
1960 | Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (d. 2016) |
1960 | Steve Clark, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 1991) |
1960 | Stanley Tucci, American actor and director |
1960 | Brian Ritchie, American bass player and songwriter |
1960 | Miloš Đelmaš, Serbian footballer and manager |
1960 | Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer (d. 2018) |
1960 | Valerie Bertinelli, American actress |
1960 | Guy A. Lepage, Canadian comedian and producer |
1960 | Wally Fullerton Smith, Australian rugby league player |
1960 | Terry Price, Australian golfer |
1960 | Yuri Shargin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut |