What are the important events that happened on August 29, 1981? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 29, 1981: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 29, 1981 is the 241st day of the year 1981 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 124 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 16, 1981 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 367,891,200 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 ‘dihectatetracontahenagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $13,913.00. (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.
Rooster 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 29, 1981?
- 1981 –Dennis Oh, Korean-American actor
- 1981 –Geneviève Jeanson, French Canadian cyclist
- 1981 –Jay Ryan (Jay Bunyan), Australian actor
- 1981 –Lanny Barbie, Canadian pornographic actress
Who died on August 29, 1981?
- 1981 –Lowell Thomas, American writer and broadcaster (b. 1892)
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