What are the important events that happened on February 20, 2009? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 20, 2009: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 20, 2009 is the 51st day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 7, 2009 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,235,088,000 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 ‘pentacontahenagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $839.75. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Ox is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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February 20, 2009 Historical Events
- 2009 –Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en-route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.
Who died on February 20, 2009?
- 2009 –Larry H. Miller, American businessman and owner of the Utah Jazz (b. 1944)
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