What are the important events that happened on April 20, 1972? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 20, 1972: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 20, 1972 is the 111^th day of the year 1972 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 7, 1972 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,209,600 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 ‘hectadecahenagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $840.70. (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.

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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April 20, 1972 Historical Events

• 1972 –
  Apollo 16, commanded by John Young, lands on the moon.

Who were born on April 20, 1972?

• 1972 –
  Željko Joksimović, Serbian singer, songwriter and producer
• 1972 –
  Carmen Electra, American actress
• 1972 –
  Le Huynh Đuc, Vietnamese footballer
• 1972 –
  Marko Kon, Serbian singer, composer, songwriter and producer
• 1972 –
  Stephen Marley, Jamaican musician

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