What are the important events that happened on March 18, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
March 18, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day
March 18, 1980 is the 78th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 288 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 5, 1980 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 89,496 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 ‘heptacontaoctagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $139.24. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade 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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March 18, 1980 Historical Events
- 1980 –At Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, 50 people are killed by an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket on its launch pad during a fueling operation.
Who were born on March 18, 1980?
- 1980 –Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
- 1980 –Sebastien Frey, French footballer
- 1980 –Sophia Myles, English actress
Who died on March 18, 1980?
- 1980 –Erich Fromm, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1900)
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