What happened this day in history May 22, 2005

What are the important events that happened on May 22, 2005? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

May 22, 2005: Facts & Myths About This Day

May 22, 2005 is the 142nd day of the year 2005 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 223 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 9, 2005 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 310,200 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 ‘hectatetracontadigon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $5,789.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Gemini 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 Wood is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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Who died on May 22, 2005?

  • 2005
    Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician, long-time General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (b. 1914)
  • 2005
    Julia Randall, American poet (b. 1924)
  • 2005
    Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (b. 1914)

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