What happened this day in history December 31, 1980

What are the important events that happened on December 31, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 31, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 31, 1980 is the 366th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 18, 1980 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 347,068,800 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 ‘trihectahexacontahexagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $143.33. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Capricorn 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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Who were born on December 31, 1980?

  • 1980
    Jesse Carlson, American baseball player
  • 1980
    Matthew Capiccioni, American professional wrestler
  • 1980
    Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player

Who died on December 31, 1980?

  • 1980
    Marshall McLuhan, Canadian writer (b. 1911)
  • 1980
    Raoul Walsh, American film director (b. 1887)

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