What are the important events that happened on May 26, 1983? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 26, 1983: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 26, 1983 is the 146th day of the year 1983 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 219 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 13, 1983 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 7,045,920 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 ‘hectatetracontahexagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $6,925.50. (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.
Pig is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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May 26, 1983 Historical Events
- 1983 –A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, triggering a tsunami that kills at least 104 people and injures thousands. Many people go missing and thousands of buildings are destroyed.
Who were born on May 26, 1983?
- 1983 –Demy de Zeeuw, Dutch footballer
- 1983 –Henry Holland, British fashion designer
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