What are the important events that happened on April 18, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 18, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 18, 1980 is the 109th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 257 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 5, 1980 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 324,864,000 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 ‘hectaenneagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $135.20. (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.
Monkey 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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April 18, 1980 Historical Events
- 1980 –The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country’s first President. The Zimbabwe Dollar replaces the Rhodesian Dollar as the official currency.
Who were born on April 18, 1980?
- 1980 –Priit Võigemast, Estonian actor
- 1980 –Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey player
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