What happened on Monday December 05, 1960?

About December 5th, 1960, in brief:

  • Historical events: In a significant diplomatic move, Ghana officially terminated its diplomatic relations with Belgium, reflecting the complex post-colonial political dynamics of the early 1960s.
  • Day of the week: December 5th, 1960 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Are You Lonesome To-Night? by Elvis Presley
  • #1 UK song: It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley
  • Popular movie: La notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

More about December 5th, 1960? See below for more news and curiosities on December 5th, 1960.

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December 05, 1960: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 05, 1960:

  • Ghana Severs Diplomatic Ties with Belgium In a significant diplomatic move, Ghana officially terminated its diplomatic relations with Belgium, reflecting the complex post-colonial political dynamics of the early 1960s.
  • Jack Russell: American Rock Musician Jack Russell, a notable American singer best known for his work with the rock band Great White, was born on this date.
  • Les Nemes: Rock Bassist Les Nemes, a rock bassist who was a member of the band Haircut 100, was born on this date.

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December 05, 1960: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was December 05, 1960?


December 05, 1960 was a Monday and it was the 340th day of the year 1960 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 05, 1960 can also be written as 12/5/1960 in the US and as 5/12/1960 in UK and Europe.

December 05, 1960 in December 1960 calendar

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December 05, 1960: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 05, 1960:

  • Hashim el-Atassi

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December 05, 1960: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 05, 1960 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 5th and December 11th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 05, 1960: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 05, 1960 was Are You Lonesome To-Night? by Elvis Presley, according to the music chart for the week December 5th and December 11th.

  1. - Are You Lonesome To-Night? youtube
  2. - Last Date youtube
  3. - Poetry In Motion youtube
  4. - Stay youtube
  5. - A Thousand Stars youtube

December 05, 1960: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 05, 1960 was It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley, according to the music chart for the week December 5th and December 11th.

  1. - It's Now Or Never youtube
  2. - Save The Last Dance For Me youtube
  3. - I Love You youtube
  4. - Rocking Goose youtube
  5. - Little Donkey youtube

December 05, 1960: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 05, 1960 was Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go by Hank Ballard And The Midnighters, according to the music chart for the week December 5th and December 11th.

  1. - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
  2. - He Will Break Your Heart
  3. - Are You Lonesome To-night?
  4. - Save The Last Dance For Me youtube
  5. - Georgia On My Mind youtube
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December 05, 1960: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 5th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 05, 1960: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 05, 1960 is Rat and the associated element is Metal.

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December 05, 1960: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 05, 1960 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 05, 1960 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 05, 1960 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 89% full, rising at 06:52 pm and setting at 09:32 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 03, 1960 while the next full moon would come on Jan 01, 1961.

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How old is someone born on December 05, 1960?


Someone born on December 05, 1960 is:

64 years 4 months old,

or 772 months and 18 days old,

or 3359 weeks and 2 days old,

or 23515 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 05, 1960?

There are 226 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday December 5th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 05, 1960?

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