What are the important events that happened on January 8, 1994? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 8, 1994: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 8, 1994 is the 8th day of the year 1994 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 357 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 26, 1993 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 757,987,200 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 ‘octagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $4,984.50. (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 Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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January 8, 1994 Historical Events
- 1994 –Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space.
Who died on January 8, 1994?
- 1994 –Harvey Haddix, American baseball player (b. 1925)
- 1994 –Pat Buttram, American actor (b. 1915)
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