What are the important events that happened on May 23, 2004? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 23, 2004: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 23, 2004 is the 144th day of the year 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 222 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 10, 2004 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,085,270,400 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 ‘hectatetracontatetragon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $1,180.50. (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 Wood is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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May 23, 2004 Historical Events
- 2004 –Part of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport’s Terminal 2E collapses, killing four people and injuring three others.
Who died on May 23, 2004?
- 2004 –Ramon Margalef, Spanish scientist (b. 1919)
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