What happened this day in history September 11, 1979

What are the important events that happened on September 11, 1979? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 11, 1979: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 11, 1979 is the 254th day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 111 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 29, 1979 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 305,856,000 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 ‘dihectapentacontatetragon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $6,868.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate 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 September 11, 1979?

  • 1979
    Éric Abidal, French footballer
  • 1979
    Ariana Richards, American actress
  • 1979
    David Pizarro, Chilean footballer
  • 1979
    Frank Francisco, American baseball player
  • 1979
    Nathan Gale, American murderer (d. 2004)
  • 1979
    Steve Hofstetter, American comedian and radio personality

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