What are the important events that happened on May 12, 2008? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 12, 2008: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 12, 2008 is the 133rd day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 233 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 29, 2008 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,210,550,400 seconds 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 ‘hectatriacontatrigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $999.75. (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 12, 2008 Historical Events
- 2008 –An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
- 2008 –U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of workplace and arrests nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.
Who died on May 12, 2008?
- 2008 –Irena Sendler, Polish social worker, WWII heroine (b. 1910)
- 2008 –Robert Rauschenberg, American artist (b. 1925)
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