What are the important events that happened on June 29, 1972? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 29, 1972: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 29, 1972 is the 181st day of the year 1972 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 185 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 16, 1972 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 21,840 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 ‘hectaoctacontahenagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $1,636.70. (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 Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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June 29, 1972 Historical Events
- 1972 –The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
Who were born on June 29, 1972?
- 1972 –DJ Shadow, American music producer and DJ
- 1972 –Nawal Al Zoghbi, Lebanese singer
- 1972 –Samantha Smith, American activist (d. 1985)
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