What are the important events that happened on January 19, 2006? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 19, 2006: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 19, 2006 is the 19th day of the year 2006 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 346 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 6, 2006 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,137,628,800 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 ‘enneadecagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $44.82. (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.
Rooster is the mythical animal and Wood is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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January 19, 2006 Historical Events
- 2006 –A Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crashes in Hungary.
- 2006 –The New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto.
Who died on January 19, 2006?
- 2006 –Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
- 2006 –Aoun Al-Sharif Qasim, Sudanese writer and Islamic scholar (b. 1933)
- 2006 –Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1921)
- 2006 –Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)
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