What are the important events that happened on May 22, 1997? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 22, 1997: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 22, 1997 is the 142nd day of the year 1997 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 223 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 9, 1997 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 14,404,320 minutes 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 ‘hectatetracontadigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $8,747.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Gemini 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.
Ox 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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May 22, 1997 Historical Events
- 1997 –Kelly Flinn, US Air Force’s first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepts a general discharge in order to avoid a court martial.
Who died on May 22, 1997?
- 1997 –Alfred Hershey, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1908)
- 1997 –Renzo Montagnani, Italian actor (b. 1930)
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