What are the important events that happened on August 27, 1979? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 27, 1979: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 27, 1979 is the 239th day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 14, 1979 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 304,560,000 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 ‘dihectatriacontaenneagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $1,412.20. (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.
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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August 27, 1979 Historical Events
- 1979 –A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British World War II admiral Louis Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Shortly after, 18 British Army soldiers are killed in an ambush near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland (see Warrenpoint ambush).
Who were born on August 27, 1979?
- 1979 –Aaron Paul, American actor
- 1979 –Giovanni Capitello, American filmmaker and actor
- 1979 –Rusty Smith, American shorttracker
- 1979 –Sarah Neufeld, Canadian musician (Arcade Fire)
- 1979 –Tian Liang, Chinese diver
Who died on August 27, 1979?
- 1979 –Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, British admiral and statesman (assassinated) (b. 1900)
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