What are the important events that happened on October 15, 2011? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 15, 2011: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 15, 2011 is the 288th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 77 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 2, 2011 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 21,977,280 minutes 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 ‘dihectaoctacontaoctagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $3,479.00. (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.
Rabbit 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 15, 2011 Historical Events
- 2011 –Global protests break out in 951 cities in 82 countries.
- 2011 –Legoland Florida in Winter Haven, Florida Opens. This is the world’s largest Legoland theme park
Who died on October 15, 2011?
- 2011 –Betty Driver, British Actress (b. 1920)
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