What are the important events that happened on June 22, 2008? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 22, 2008: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 22, 2008 is the 174th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 192 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 9, 2008 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 20,234,880 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 ‘hectaheptacontatetragon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $161.25. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Cancer 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.
Rat 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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Who died on June 22, 2008?
- 2008 –Dody Goodman, American comedienne (b. 1914)
- 2008 –George Carlin, American author, comedian (b. 1937)
- 2008 –Jane McGrath, British-born Australian cancer support campaigner (b. 1966)
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