What happened this day in history May 23, 1980

What are the important events that happened on May 23, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

May 23, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day

May 23, 1980 is the 144th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 222 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 10, 1980 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 327,888,000 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 ‘hectatetracontatetragon’ day.

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If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $14,653.00. (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.

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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Who were born on May 23, 1980?

  • 1980
    Gary Brackett, American football player
  • 1980
    Lane Garrison, American actor
  • 1980
    Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer

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