What happened this day in history October 13, 1972

What are the important events that happened on October 13, 1972? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

October 13, 1972: Facts & Myths About This Day

October 13, 1972 is the 287th day of the year 1972 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 79 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 30, 1972 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,463,040 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 ‘dihectaoctacontaheptagon’ day.

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If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $16,455.00. (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.

Rat is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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October 13, 1972 Historical Events

  • 1972
    An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow killing 176.
  • 1972
    Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. By December 23, 1972, only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued.

Who were born on October 13, 1972?

  • 1972
    Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sports broadcaster

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