What are the important events that happened on January 29, 2005? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 29, 2005: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 29, 2005 is the 29th day of the year 2005 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 336 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 16, 2005 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,106,956,800 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 ‘icosienneagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $48.38. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Aquarius 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 Wood is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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January 29, 2005 Historical Events
- 2005 –The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
Who died on January 29, 2005?
- 2005 –Ephraim Kishon, Israeli satirist (b. 1924)
- 2005 –Eric Griffiths, Welsh guitarist (The Quarrymen) (b. 1940)
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