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Born in 1960

If you were born in 1960, you're 65 or 66 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the White Rat.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age65 or 66
  • Korean age67
  • Year age66
    • The year 1960
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)White Rat
  • Sexagenary cycleGyeong-ja (庚子年)
  • Five element Metal (金)
  • Leap yearLeap year
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White RatGyeong-ja (庚子年) · Metal (金)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1960 is Gyeong-ja (庚子年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Metal (金), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the White Rat (子).

Born 12 years apart - same Rat
1924age 1021936age 901948age 781972age 541984age 421996age 30

The year you were born: 1960

Here's what the world was up to that year 👀

📰 What happened that year
  1. February 28✊ The February 28 student protest broke out in Daegu.
  2. March 15🗳️ The March 15 election was rigged. That was the spark that set off the April Revolution.
  3. April 19🔥 Following the April Revolution, South Korea abolished the office of vice president.
  4. April 26🏛️ Syngman Rhee, who had served three terms as president, stepped down.
  5. August 8🇰🇷 South Korea's Second Republic got under way.
  6. September 10🏃 Ethiopian marathoner Abebe Bikila, "the barefoot prince," won the Rome Olympic marathon in a world record 2:15:16.
  7. September 14🛢️ Five oil-producing countries - Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela - created the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at a meeting in Baghdad.
  8. November 7🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th president of the United States.
⭐ Born that year
Yoon Suk-yeol, 20th president of South KoreaDiego Maradona, Argentine soccer playerLee Kyung-kyu, comedian and TV personalityChey Tae-won, business executiveTim Cook, American business executiveUm Hong-gil, mountaineer
🎬 Films and TV from that year
Film "The Housemaid"Film "Romance Papa"Film "Mr. Park"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • LiteratureSaint-John Perse
  • PhysicsDonald Glaser
  • Physiology or MedicineMacfarlane Burnet, Peter B. Medawar
  • PeaceAlbert Lutuli
  • ChemistryWillard Libby

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1960 🗓️

What someone born in 1960 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1960Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1967Age 6 · elementary

    The March after turning 6 - Korean school years start in March, not September.

  3. Starts middle school
    1973Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    1975Age 15

    Ages 13-14 can work only with an employment permit (Labor Standards Act).

  5. Starts high school
    1976Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    1977Age 17

    Issued from the first day of the month after turning 17 (Resident Registration Act).

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    1978Age 18

    Class 2 ordinary licence. Mopeds are allowed from 16 (Road Traffic Act).

  8. Can vote
    1978Age 18

    Must be 18 on election day (Public Official Election Act).

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    1979Year age 19

    From January 1 of the year you turn 19 - this one uses year age, not your birthday (Youth Protection Act).

  10. Legal adulthood
    1979Age 19

    Adulthood begins on the 19th birthday (Civil Act, Article 4).

  11. Military service examination
    1979Year age 19

    Held in the year a man turns 19 (Military Service Act · year age · men only).

  12. Statutory retirement age
    2020Age 60

    The floor employers must set, not a fixed date (Act on Prohibition of Age Discrimination · reference).

  13. National Pension starts
    2022Age 62

    Between 63 and 65 depending on your birth year, with at least 10 years of contributions (National Pension Act · reference).

Ages follow international age unless noted. Buying alcohol or tobacco and the military service examination use year age - the calendar year you turn that age - so they can land a year earlier than you expect. School entry, retirement and the National Pension are general rules and can differ case by case.

1960 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1960.

People born in 1960, as of 2025

880,186people

Source: Statistics Korea - Birth Statistics(1970~2025) and Life Tables(~2024); Ministry of the Interior and Safety - Resident Registration Population(as of 2025) (KOSIS)

Famous people born in 1960 ⭐

Kim Ki-dukActorDecember 20, 1960 · 65 years old🤍 White RatCha Hwa-yeonActorJanuary 25, 1960 · 66 years old🤍 White RatLee Mi-sookActorApril 2, 1960 · 66 years old🤍 White RatLee Geung-youngActorDecember 12, 1960 · 65 years old🤍 White RatChun Ho-jinActorSeptember 9, 1960 · 65 years old🤍 White RatWon Mi-kyungActorApril 24, 1960 · 66 years old🤍 White RatLee Hwi-hyangActorOctober 1, 1960 · 65 years old🤍 White RatLim Ye-jinActorJanuary 24, 1960 · 66 years old🤍 White Rat
Who else was born in 1960?Everyone born in 1960

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1960 is 66 if they've already had their birthday this year and 65 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 67, and their year age is 66.
Counting from 2026, a 65-year-old was born in 1960.
1960 is the year of the White Rat. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gyeong-ja (庚子), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Metal (金), the animal picks up the color White. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
Yes. 1960 runs 366 days and February goes all the way to the 29th, so some people born in 1960 only get a real birthday every four years.
Korean age starts at 1 the day you're born, and everybody adds a year together on January 1 instead of on their birthday. That makes it one or two years higher than international age. Since June 2023, Korean law, contracts, and official documents all use international age, but you'll still hear Korean age in everyday conversation.

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