What are the important events that happened on April 23, 1979? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 23, 1979: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 23, 1979 is the 113th day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 252 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 10, 1979 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 4,894,560 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 ‘hectadecatrigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $730.75. (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.
Sheep 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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Who were born on April 23, 1979?
- 1979 –Barry Fratelli, Scottish bassist (The Fratellis)
- 1979 –Jaime King, American actress
- 1979 –Joanna Krupa, Polish/American model and actress
- 1979 –Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer (The Rasmus)
- 1979 –Yana Gupta, Indian actress & model
Who died on April 23, 1979?
- 1979 –Blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946)
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