What are the important events that happened on April 10, 1979? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 10, 1979: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 10, 1979 is the 100th day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 265 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 28, 1979 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 81,264 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $3,565.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Sheep is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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April 10, 1979 Historical Events
- 1979 –Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
Who were born on April 10, 1979?
- 1979 –Kenyon Coleman, American football player
- 1979 –Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
- 1979 –Rachel Corrie, American activist (d. 2003)
- 1979 –Shemekia Copeland, American singer
- 1979 –Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer
- 1979 –Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese artist
Who died on April 10, 1979?
- 1979 –Nino Rota, Italian composer (b. 1911)
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