What are the important events that happened on August 22, 1970? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 22, 1970: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 22, 1970 is the 234th day of the year 1970 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 131 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 9, 1970 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 20,131,200 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 ‘dihectatriacontatetragon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $8,704.00. (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.
Dog 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 August 22, 1970?
- 1970 –Charlie Connelly, English writer
- 1970 –Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-born American chef and television host
- 1970 –Tímea Nagy, Hungarian fencer
Who died on August 22, 1970?
- 1970 –Vladimir Propp, Russian structuralist scholar (b. 1895)
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