What are the important events that happened on December 19, 2000? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 19, 2000: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 19, 2000 is the 354th day of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 12 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 6, 2000 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 271,440 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 ‘trihectapentacontatetragon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $6,332.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Dragon is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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December 19, 2000 Historical Events
- 2000 –The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist attack a Nationalist Movement Party office in Istanbul, killing one person and injuring three.
Who died on December 19, 2000?
- 2000 –David Dewayne Johnson, American convicted murderer (b. 1963)
- 2000 –John Lindsay, American politician (b. 1921)
- 2000 –Milt Hinton, American jazz double bassist (b. 1910)
- 2000 –Pops Staples, American singer (The Staple Singers) (b. 1915)
- 2000 –Rob Buck, American guitarist (10,000 Maniacs) (b. 1958)
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