What are the important events that happened on August 25, 1989? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 25, 1989: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 25, 1989 is the 237th day of the year 1989 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 128 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 12, 1989 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 620,006,400 seconds 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 ‘dihectatriacontaheptagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $111.95. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Snake 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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August 25, 1989 Historical Events
- 1989 –Mayumi Moriyama becomes Japan’s first female cabinet secretary.
- 1989 –Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist Prime Minister in Central and Eastern Europe.
- 1989 –Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the outermost planet in the Solar System.
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