What are the important events that happened on April 14, 1999? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 14, 1999: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 14, 1999 is the 104th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 261 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 1, 1999 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 15,400,800 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 ‘hectatetragon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $66.79. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Rabbit 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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April 14, 1999 Historical Events
- 1999 –A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.
- 1999 –NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees – Yugoslav officials say 75 people are killed.
Who died on April 14, 1999?
- 1999 –Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (b. 1931)
- 1999 –Ellen Corby, American actress (b. 1911)
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