What happened this day in history April 22, 1980

What are the important events that happened on April 22, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 22, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 22, 1980 is the 113th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 253 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 9, 1980 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 90,336 hours 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 ‘hectadecatrigon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $7,110.50. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Taurus 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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Who were born on April 22, 1980?

  • 1980
    Aaron Michael Metchik, American actor
  • 1980
    Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1980
    Clarke Dermody, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1980
    Courtney Friel, American sports & entertainment reporter
  • 1980
    Kora Karvouni, Greek actress
  • 1980
    Nicolas Douchez, French footballer

Who died on April 22, 1980?

  • 1980
    Fritz Strassmann, German physicist (b. 1902)
  • 1980
    Jane Froman, American actress (b. 1907)

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