What are the important events that happened on January 4, 2006? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 4, 2006: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 4, 2006 is the 4th day of the year 2006 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 361 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 22, 2005 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 18,938,880 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 ‘tetragon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $1,126.25. (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 4, 2006 Historical Events
- 2006 –Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Who died on January 4, 2006?
- 2006 –Irving Layton, Romanian born Canadian poet (b. 1912)
- 2006 –John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor (b. 1930)
- 2006 –Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubaian politician and statesman (b. 1946)
- 2006 –Milton Himmelfarb, American sociographer (b. 1918)
- 2006 –Robert Howard White, New Zealander politician (b. 1914)
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