What happened this day in history November 23, 1980

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

November 23, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 23, 1980 is the 328th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 38 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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

When this day started, 343,785,600 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 ‘trihectaicosaoctagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $132.76. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl 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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November 23, 1980 Historical Events

  • 1980
    A series of earthquakes in southern Italy kills approximately 3,000 people.

Who were born on November 23, 1980?

  • 1980
    David Britz, American nano-technologist
  • 1980
    Ishmael Beah, Sierra-Leone born American author
  • 1980
    Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player

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