What are the important events that happened on May 10, 2008? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 10, 2008: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 10, 2008 is the 131st day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 235 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 27, 2008 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 336,216 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 ‘hectatriacontahenagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $818.25. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire 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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May 10, 2008 Historical Events
- 2008 –An EF4 tornado strikes the Oklahoma-Kansas state line, killing 21 people and injuring over 100.
- 2008 –War in Darfur: The Justice and Equality Movement and Sudanese government forces clash in Omdurman and Khartoum, the first time the fighting takes place in the nation’s capital.
Who died on May 10, 2008?
- 2008 –Jessie Jacobs, Australian actress (b. 1990)
- 2008 –Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (b. 1928)
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