What are the important events that happened on April 18, 1981? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 18, 1981: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 18, 1981 is the 108^th day of the year 1981 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 257 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 5, 1981 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 5,940,000 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 ‘hectaoctagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $1,461.40. (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.

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

April 18, 1981 Historical Events

• 1981 –
  The longest professional baseball game is begun in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The game is suspended at 4:00 the next morning and finally completed on June 23.

Who were born on April 18, 1981?

• 1981 –
  Brian Buscher, American baseball player
• 1981 –
  Milan Jovanović, Serbian footballer