What are the important events that happened on December 6, 2005? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 6, 2005: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 6, 2005 is the 340th day of the year 2005 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 23, 2005 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 18,897,120 minutes 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 ‘trihectatetracontagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $1,038.00. (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.
Rooster is the mythical animal and Wood is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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December 6, 2005 Historical Events
- 2005 –An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 84 on board and 44 more civilians.
- 2005 –Several villagers are shot dead during protests in Dongzhou, China.
Who died on December 6, 2005?
- 2005 –Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1932)
- 2005 –Danny Williams, South African singer (b. 1942)
- 2005 –Devan Nair, 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923)
- 2005 –William P. Yarborough, Lieutenant General of the US Army and designer of “jump wings” (b. 1912)
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