What are the important events that happened on July 17, 1973? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 17, 1973: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 17, 1973 is the 198th day of the year 1973 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 167 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 4, 1973 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,861,920 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 ‘hectaenneacontaoctagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $163.48. (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.
Ox is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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July 17, 1973 Historical Events
- 1973 –King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan while in Italy undergoing eye surgery.
Who were born on July 17, 1973?
- 1973 –Eric Moulds, American football player
- 1973 –Liam Kyle Sullivan, American comedian and actor
- 1973 –Tony Dovolani, Albanian ballroom dancer
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