What are the important events that happened on December 9, 1981? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 9, 1981: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 9, 1981 is the 343rd day of the year 1981 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 22 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 26, 1981 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 6,278,400 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 ‘trihectatetracontatrigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $132.82. (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.
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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December 9, 1981 Historical Events
- 1981 –Philadelphia Police Department officer Daniel Faulkner is killed during a routine traffic stop; Mumia Abu-Jamal is later convicted for it and he goes on to become “perhaps the world’s best known death-row inmate” before his sentence is commuted to life without parole in December 2011.
Who were born on December 9, 1981?
- 1981 –Dia Mirza, Indian actress
- 1981 –Mardy Fish, American tennis player
Who died on December 9, 1981?
- 1981 –Daniel Faulkner, American police officer (b. 1955)
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