What happened this day in history June 6, 1996

What are the important events that happened on June 6, 1996? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 6, 1996: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 6, 1996 is the 158th day of the year 1996 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 208 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 24, 1996 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 231,672 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 ‘hectapentacontaoctagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $8,687.00. (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.

Rat 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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Who died on June 6, 1996?

  • 1996
    George Davis Snell, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)

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