What happened this day in history April 5, 1976

What are the important events that happened on April 5, 1976? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 5, 1976: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 5, 1976 is the 96th day of the year 1976 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 270 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 23, 1976 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 3,291,840 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 ‘enneacontahexagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $16,464.00. (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.

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

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April 5, 1976 Historical Events

  • 1976
    In the People’s Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident.

Who were born on April 5, 1976?

  • 1976
    Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer
  • 1976
    Kim Collins, Nevisian sprinter
  • 1976
    Ross Gload, American baseball player
  • 1976
    Ryan Drese, American baseball player
  • 1976
    Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer

Who died on April 5, 1976?

  • 1976
    Howard Hughes, American aviator (b. 1905)
  • 1976
    Wilder Penfield, Canadian surgeon (b. 1891)

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