What are the important events that happened on August 21, 2001? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 21, 2001: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 21, 2001 is the 233rd day of the year 2001 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 8, 2001 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 998,352,000 seconds 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 ‘dihectatriacontatrigon’ day.
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If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $7,333.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Snake 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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August 21, 2001 Historical Events
- 2001 –NATO decides to send a peace-keeping force to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- 2001 –The Red Cross announces that a famine is striking Tajikistan, and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Who died on August 21, 2001?
- 2001 –Calum MacKay, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1927)
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