What are the important events that happened on October 1, 1982? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 1, 1982: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 1, 1982 is the 274th day of the year 1982 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 18, 1982 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 402,278,400 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 ‘dihectaheptacontatetragon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $140.89. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Dog 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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October 1, 1982 Historical Events
- 1982 –EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
- 1982 –Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a Constructive Vote of No Confidence.
- 1982 –Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).
Who were born on October 1, 1982?
- 1982 –Aleksandar Đuričić, Serbian writer
- 1982 –Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
- 1982 –Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer
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