What are the important events that happened on January 17, 1961? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 17, 1961: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 17, 1961 is the 17th day of the year 1961 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 348 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 4, 1961 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘heptadecagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $5,228.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Rat 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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January 17, 1961 Historical Events
- 1961 –Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.
- 1961 –U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the “military-industrial complex”.
Who were born on January 17, 1961?
- 1961 –Brian Helgeland, American writer and film director
- 1961 –Maia Chiburdanidze, Georgian Chess grandmaster
Who died on January 17, 1961?
- 1961 –Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
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