What are the important events that happened on May 17, 1983? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 17, 1983: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 17, 1983 is the 137th day of the year 1983 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 228 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 4, 1983 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 421,977,600 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 ‘hectatriacontaheptagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $13,856.00. (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.
Pig 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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May 17, 1983 Historical Events
- 1983 –Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
- 1983 –The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world’s largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds), in response to the Appalachian Observer’s Freedom of Information Act request.
Who were born on May 17, 1983?
- 1983 –Channing Frye, American basketball player
- 1983 –Chris Henry, American football player (d. 2009)
- 1983 –Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
- 1983 –Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
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