What happened this day in history June 16, 1977

What are the important events that happened on June 16, 1977? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 16, 1977: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 16, 1977 is the 167th day of the year 1977 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 198 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 3, 1977 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 235,267,200 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 ‘hectahexacontaheptagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $159.91. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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

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June 16, 1977 Historical Events

  • 1977
    Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.

Who were born on June 16, 1977?

  • 1977
    Craig Fitzgibbon, Australian rugby league footballer
  • 1977
    Kerry Wood, American baseball player
  • 1977
    Kevin Foster, American convicted murderer
  • 1977
    Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster

Who died on June 16, 1977?

  • 1977
    Wernher von Braun, German-born rocket scientist (b. 1912)

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