What happened this day in history November 21, 1980

What are the important events that happened on November 21, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 21, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 21, 1980 is the 326th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 40 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 8, 1980 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 343,612,800 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 ‘trihectaicosahexagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $14,372.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl 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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November 21, 1980 Historical Events

  • 1980
    A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally’s Las Vegas). 87 people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.

Who were born on November 21, 1980?

  • 1980
    Alec Brownstein, American author, director
  • 1980
    Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress
  • 1980
    Hank Blalock, American baseball player
  • 1980
    Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer

Who died on November 21, 1980?

  • 1980
    Sara García, Mexican actress (b. 1895)

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