What are the important events that happened on January 19, 1969? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 19, 1969: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 19, 1969 is the 19th day of the year 1969 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 346 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 6, 1969 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘enneadecagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $187.23. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Monkey 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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January 19, 1969 Historical Events
- 1969 –Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire 3 days earlier in Prague’s Wenceslas Square to protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turned into another major protest.
Who were born on January 19, 1969?
- 1969 –Casey Sherman, American author
- 1969 –Edwidge Danticat, Haitian/American author
- 1969 –Junior Seau, American football player
- 1969 –Luc Longley, Australian basketball player
- 1969 –Predrag Mijatović, Yugoslavian footballer
- 1969 –Steve Staunton, Irish footballer
Who died on January 19, 1969?
- 1969 –Jan Palach, Czech student and political activist (suicide) (b. 1948)
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