What are the important events that happened on July 15, 1979? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 15, 1979: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 15, 1979 is the 196th day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 169 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 2, 1979 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 83,568 hours 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 ‘hectaenneacontahexagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $138.05. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Sheep 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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July 15, 1979 Historical Events
- 1979 –U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his so-called “malaise” speech, where he characterizes the greatest threat to the country as “this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation” but in which he never uses the word malaise
Who were born on July 15, 1979?
- 1979 –Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer
- 1979 –Laura Benanti, American musical theatre actress
Who died on July 15, 1979?
- 1979 –Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican politician, 29th President of Mexico (b. 1911)
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