What happened this day in history July 24, 1980

What are the important events that happened on July 24, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 24, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 24, 1980 is the 206th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 160 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 11, 1980 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 333,244,800 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 ‘dihectahexagon’ day.

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If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $1,395.50. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Leo 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.

Monkey is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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July 24, 1980 Historical Events

  • 1980
    The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men’s 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.

Who were born on July 24, 1980?

  • 1980
    Gauge, American pornographic actress
  • 1980
    Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan runner

Who died on July 24, 1980?

  • 1980
    Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor (b. 1925)
  • 1980
    Uttam Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1926)

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