What happened this day in history July 26, 1980

What are the important events that happened on July 26, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 26, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 26, 1980 is the 208th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 158 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 13, 1980 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 92,616 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 ‘dihectaoctagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $743.90. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Monkey 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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Who were born on July 26, 1980?

  • 1980
    Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41)
  • 1980
    Lee Dong-gun, South Korean actor

Who died on July 26, 1980?

  • 1980
    Ibn-e-Safi, Pakistani fiction writer and Urdu poet (b. 1928)

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