What happened this day in history August 24, 1973

What are the important events that happened on August 24, 1973? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

August 24, 1973: Facts & Myths About This Day

August 24, 1973 is the 236th day of the year 1973 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 11, 1973 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 114,998,400 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 ‘dihectatriacontahexagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $17,037.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Virgo 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.

Ox is the mythical animal and Water 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 24, 1973?

  • 1973
    Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1973
    Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor
  • 1973
    Dave Chappelle, American actor and Comedian
  • 1973
    Grey DeLisle, voice actress
  • 1973
    Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer

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