What are the important events that happened on May 11, 1981? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

May 11, 1981: Facts & Myths About This Day

May 11, 1981 is the 131^st day of the year 1981 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 234 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 28, 1981 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 5,973,120 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 ‘hectatriacontahenagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $13,863.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

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

Rooster 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 May 11, 1981?

• 1981 –
  Austin O'Brien, American actor
• 1981 –
  Daniel Ortmeier, American baseball player
• 1981 –
  Dusán Mukics, Slovene journalist and reporter in Hungary
• 1981 –
  Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player

Who died on May 11, 1981?

• 1981 –
  Bob Marley, Jamaican singer and musician (b. 1945)
• 1981 –
  Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1897)

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