What are the important events that happened on January 20, 2006? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 20, 2006: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 20, 2006 is the 20th day of the year 2006 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 345 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 7, 2006 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,137,715,200 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 ‘icosagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $1,028.00. (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.
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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January 20, 2006 Historical Events
- 2006 –Witnesses report seeing a bottlenose whale swimming in the River Thames, the first time the species had been seen in the Thames since records began in 1913.
Who died on January 20, 2006?
- 2006 –Dave Lepard, Swedish rock singer and guitarist (b. 1980)
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