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Zodiac Signs May 1960 Birthstone

May Birthstones Astrology

  • The May Birthstone is the Emerald which is emblematic of love and success. The emerald used to be one of Cleopatra's favorite gems. Emerald is called the traditional birthstone of May. It has long been associated with fertility, rebirth, and love. Ancient Romans went so far as to dedicate this stone to Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. Today, it is thought that emeralds signify wisdom, growth, and patience. Chrysoprase is considered the secondary birthstone for the month of May.

May Zodiac Signs

  • Month of May Zodiac Signs are Taurus(until May 20) and Gemini(May 21 onwards).
  • Taurus (April 20 - May 19) The Taurus has great strength in physical and mental capacities. Maybe this is why stubbornness or being a stuborn bull is often associated with this star sign. Work wise being able to teac to others is one of their strengths, at least on some level due to the fact that they are sympathetic and loving.
    Taurus is compatible with: Libra, Taurus, Cancer, Capricorn, Virgo and Pisces.
  • Gemini (May 20 - June 20) Geminis tend to be very unpredictable. Be always ready for a surprise from them. Being creative and open can result in Geminis changing their behaviour rather frequently. People born under this star sign are very adaptable to new situations or life changes. Add to this the positive nature towards life that Gemini possess.
    Gemini are compatible with: other Gemini, Leo, Libra and Aquarius.

May Birth Flowers

  • Month of May is associated with the Lily of the valley flower. It is generally white in colour. The birth flower Lily conveys sweetness and humility. In the Victorian era, it was gifted to convey the romantic message: you have made my life complete. The other May flower is the hawthorn plant, which represents hope and supreme happiness. Hawthorne signifies that you want only the best for the recipient.
  • Humility, Chastity and Sweetness. Sweetly scented and rare May Birth Flower Lily also signifies a return to happiness.

Historical Events for May, 1960

  • 1st » Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Also known as "Maharashtra Day".
  • 1st » Cold War: 1960 U-2 incident called U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.
  • 3rd » The Anne Frank House museum opens in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • 6th » More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon known as Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon known as Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
  • 7th » Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American Lockheed U-2 named U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
  • 10th » The nuclear submarine USS Triton SSRN-586 6 completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.
  • 11th » In Buenos Aires, Argentina, four Israeli Mossad agents capture fugitive Nazism named Nazi Adolf Eichmann who is living under the alias of Ricardo Klement.
  • 13th » Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Un-American Activities Committee called House Committee on Un-American Activities. Thirty-one students are arrested, and the Free
  • 15th » The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
  • 16th » Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
  • 22nd » An earthquake measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, now known as the 1960 Valdivia earthquake e.g Great Chilean Earthquake, hits southern Chile. It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
  • 24th » Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Puyehue-Cordón Caulle 1960 eruption known as Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1960

  • 1st » Steve Cauthen, American jockey
  • 2nd » Stephen Daldry, English director and producer
  • 3rd » Geraint Davies (Labour politician) e.g Geraint Davies, English politician
  • 3rd » Kathy Smallwood-Cook, English sprinter
  • 3rd » Amy Steel (actress) or Amy Steel, American actress
  • 4th » Paul Bhattacharjee, English actor (d. 2013)
  • 4th » Andrew Denton, Australian television host and producer
  • 4th » Werner Faymann, Austrian politician, 28th Chancellor of Austria
  • 4th » Martyn Moxon, English cricketer
  • 6th » Lyudmila Andonova, Bulgarian high jumper
  • 6th » Keith Dowding, British political scientist
  • 6th » Roma Downey, Irish-American actress, singer, and producer
  • 6th » John Flansburgh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (They Might Be Giants and Mono Puff)
  • 6th » Aleksei Lotman, Estonian biologist and politician
  • 6th » Anne Parillaud, French actress
  • 6th » Phyllis Treigle, American soprano
  • 7th » Adam Bernstein, American director and screenwriter
  • 7th » Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, Iraqi-English surgeon and academic
  • 7th » Almudena Grandes, Spanish author
  • 8th » Franco Baresi, Italian footballer and coach
  • 8th » Eric Brittingham, American bass player (Cinderella (band) known as Cinderella and Naked Beggars)
  • 9th » Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
  • 9th » Jillian Lane, Welsh psychic (d. 2013)
  • 10th » Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, actor, and activist (U2)
  • 10th » Dean Heller, American politician
  • 10th » Merlene Ottey, Jamaican-Slovenian runner
  • 11th » Gildor Roy, Canadian actor
  • 11th » Jürgen Schult, German discus thrower
  • 12th » Paul Arcand, Canadian journalist and producer
  • 12th » Lisa Martin, Australian runner
  • 14th » Anne Clark, English singer-songwriter and poet
  • 14th » Alec Dankworth, English bassist and composer
  • 14th » Ronan Tynan, Irish tenor (The Irish Tenors)
  • 14th » "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, American football player and wrestler (d. 2009)
  • 15th » Rob Bowman (director) e.g Rob Bowman, American director and producer
  • 15th » Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
  • 15th » R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician
  • 15th » Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
  • 15th » Greg Wise, English actor and producer
  • 16th » Landon Deireragea, Nauruan politician
  • 16th » S. Shanmuganathan (Sri Lankan politician) named S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1998)
  • 17th » Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter, actor, and producer
  • 17th » Simon Fuller, Cypriot-English talent manager and producer, created the 'Idols (TV series) or Idols series'
  • 18th » Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 18th » Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager
  • 18th » Yannick Noah, French tennis player and singer
  • 18th » Mal Pope, Welsh musician and composer
  • 19th » Yazz, English singer
  • 20th » John Billingsley, American actor
  • 20th » Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director
  • 20th » Jay Schellen, American drummer (Hurricane (band) Hurricane, Asia (band) Asia, GPS (band) GPS, Circa (band) Circa, and World Trade (band) World Trade)
  • 21st » Mohanlal, Indian actor and producer
  • 21st » Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)
  • 21st » Kent Hrbek, American baseball player
  • 21st » Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer
  • 21st » Jeffrey Toobin, American lawyer and author
  • 22nd » Hideaki Anno, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
  • 23rd » Linden Ashby, American actor and martial artist
  • 24th » Guy Fletcher, English keyboard player, guitarist, and producer (Dire Straits and The Notting Hillbillies)
  • 24th » Doug Jones (actor) called Doug Jones, American actor
  • 24th » Paul McCreesh, English conductor
  • 24th » Kristin Scott Thomas, English-French actress
  • 25th » Amy Klobuchar, American lawyer and politician
  • 25th » Anthea Turner, English journalist and television host
  • 26th » Doug Hutchison, American actor
  • 26th » Masahiro Matsunaga, Japanese race car driver
  • 26th » Rob Murphy, American baseball player
  • 26th » Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
  • 27th » Gaston Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
  • 28th » Mark Sanford, American captain and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina
  • 28th » Mary Portas, English journalist and author
  • 29th » Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist and academic
  • 29th » Neil Crone, Canadian actor
  • 29th » Mike Freer, English politician
  • 29th » Carol Kirkwood, Scottish journalist
  • 31st » Greg Adams (ice hockey b. 1960) named Greg Adams, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 31st » Chris Elliott, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 31st » Peter Winterbottom, English rugby player

Famous Deaths for May 1960

  • 1st » Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (b. 1875)
  • 2nd » Caryl Chessman, American criminal (b. 1921)
  • 8th » J. H. C. Whitehead, Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
  • 10th » Yury Olesha, Russian author (b. 1899)
  • 11th » John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874)
  • 14th » Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano (b. 1887)
  • 17th » Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1884)
  • 23rd » Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (b. 1870)
  • 24th » Avraham Arnon, Belarusian-Israeli educator (b. 1887)
  • 27th » James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1877)
  • 30th » Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and author, Nobel Prize in Literature e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
  • 31st » Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
  • 31st » Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician (b. 1890)

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