What are the important events that happened on October 12, 1960? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 12, 1960: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 12, 1960 is the 286th day of the year 1960 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 80 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 29, 1960 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaoctacontahexagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $11,054.50. (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.
Rat 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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October 12, 1960 Historical Events
- 1960 –Cold War: Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at United Nations General Assembly meeting to protest a Philippine assertion of Soviet Union colonial policy being conducted in Eastern Europe
- 1960 –Inejiro Asanuma, Chair of the Japanese Socialist Party, is assassinated in Japan by Otoya Yamaguchi, a 17-year-old. The cameras were rolling at the time, so the moment was caught on film.
Who were born on October 12, 1960?
- 1960 –Carlo Perrone, Italian football manager and player
- 1960 –Hiroyuki Sanada, Japanese actor
Who died on October 12, 1960?
- 1960 –Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (b. 1898)
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