What happened this day in history December 11, 1972

What are the important events that happened on December 11, 1972? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 11, 1972: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 11, 1972 is the 346th day of the year 1972 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 28, 1972 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,548,000 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 ‘trihectatetracontahexagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $4,051.25. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Rat 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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December 11, 1972 Historical Events

  • 1972
    Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon.

Who were born on December 11, 1972?

  • 1972
    Daniel Alfredsson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1972
    Sami Al-Jaber, Saudi Arabian footballer

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