What are the important events that happened on May 5, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 5, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 5, 1980 is the 126th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 240 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 22, 1980 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 90,648 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 ‘hectaicosahexagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $3,557.25. (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.
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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May 5, 1980 Historical Events
- 1980 –Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.
Who were born on May 5, 1980?
- 1980 –DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
- 1980 –Hank Green, Musician, video blogger and founder of ecogeek.org
- 1980 –Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer
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