What are the important events that happened on August 27, 2003? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 27, 2003: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 27, 2003 is the 239th day of the year 2003 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 14, 2003 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 294,984 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 ‘dihectatriacontaenneagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $2,492.00. (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 Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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August 27, 2003 Historical Events
- 2003 –Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34646418 mi distant.
- 2003 –The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
Who died on August 27, 2003?
- 2003 –Peter-Paul Pigmans, Dutch gabber music producer (b. 1961)
- 2003 –Pierre Poujade, French politician (b. 1920)
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