What are the important events that happened on October 10, 1979? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 10, 1979: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 10, 1979 is the 283rd day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 82 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 27, 1979 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 308,361,600 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 ‘dihectaoctacontatrigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $137.07. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Sheep is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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Who were born on October 10, 1979?
- 1979 –Ahn Chil Hyun (Kangta), lead singer of the former South Korean group H.O.T.
- 1979 –Joel Przybilla, American basketball player
- 1979 –Mya Harrison, American singer
- 1979 –Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player
- 1979 –Wu Chun, Brunei born Taiwanese actor and singer
Who died on October 10, 1979?
- 1979 –Christopher Evans, British psychologist and computer scientist (b. 1931)
- 1979 –Paul Paray, French conductor (b. 1886)
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