What are the important events that happened on December 2, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 2, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 2, 1980 is the 337th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 29 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 19, 1980 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 5,742,720 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 ‘trihectatriacontaheptagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $664.45. (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.
Monkey 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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December 2, 1980 Historical Events
- 1980 –Four U.S. nuns and churchwomen, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel, are murdered by a death squad in El Salvador.
Who were born on December 2, 1980?
- 1980 –Adam Kreek, Canadian rower
Who died on December 2, 1980?
- 1980 –Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Pakistani politician (b. 1905)
- 1980 –Romain Gary, Lithuanian-born French writer (b. 1914)
- 1980 –Roza Eskenazi, Greek singer (b. 1890s)
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