What happened on Saturday November 12, 1960?

About November 12th, 1960, in brief:

  • Historical events: A military coup against South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem was attempted but ultimately unsuccessful. This event highlighted the political instability in South Vietnam during the early 1960s, preceding the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
  • Day of the week: November 12th, 1960 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Last Quarter
  • #1 US song: Save The Last Dance For Me by The Drifters
  • #1 UK song: It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley
  • Popular movie: La notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

More about November 12th, 1960? See below for more news and curiosities on November 12th, 1960.

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November 12, 1960: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on November 12, 1960:

  • Failed Coup Attempt in South Vietnam A military coup against South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem was attempted but ultimately unsuccessful. This event highlighted the political instability in South Vietnam during the early 1960s, preceding the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
  • Mercury-Redstone 1 Launch Failure The Mercury-Redstone 1 rocket test launch experienced a critical failure, aborting just 10 cm above the launch pad. This setback was significant in the early stages of the U.S. space program, revealing technical challenges in rocket development during the Space Race.

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November 12, 1960: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was November 12, 1960?


November 12, 1960 was a Saturday and it was the 317th day of the year 1960 in the Gregorian calendar.

November 12, 1960 can also be written as 11/12/1960 in the US and as 12/11/1960 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on November 12, 1960?


Famous people born on November 12, 1960:

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November 12, 1960: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on November 12, 1960 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week November 7th and November 13th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

November 12, 1960: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on November 12, 1960 was Save The Last Dance For Me by The Drifters, according to the music chart for the week November 7th and November 13th.

  1. - Save The Last Dance For Me youtube
  2. - I Want To Be Wanted (Per Tutta La Vita) youtube
  3. - Poetry In Motion youtube
  4. - Georgia On My Mind youtube
  5. - You Talk Too Much youtube

November 12, 1960: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on November 12, 1960 was It's Now Or Never by Elvis Presley, according to the music chart for the week November 7th and November 13th.

  1. - It's Now Or Never youtube
  2. - As Long As He Needs Me youtube
  3. - Only The Lonely youtube
  4. - Rocking Goose youtube
  5. - Dreamin' youtube

November 12, 1960: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on November 12, 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 November 7th and November 13th.

  1. - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
  2. - He Will Break Your Heart
  3. - Georgia On My Mind youtube
  4. - Save The Last Dance For Me youtube
  5. - A Fool In Love
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November 12, 1960: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for November 12th is Scorpio.

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

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November 12, 1960: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for November 12, 1960 is Rat and the associated element is Metal.

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November 12, 1960: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on November 12, 1960 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on November 12, 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 November 12, 1960 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 29% full, rising at 11:44 pm and setting at 01:53 pm.

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

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How old is someone born on November 12, 1960?


Someone born on November 12, 1960 is:

64 years 6 months old,

or 774 months and 22 days old,

or 3368 weeks and 3 days old,

or 23579 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on November 12, 1960?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on November 12, 1960?

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