What are the important events that happened on October 12, 1999? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 12, 1999: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 12, 1999 is the 285th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 80 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 29, 1999 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 15,661,440 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 ‘dihectaoctacontapentagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $356.45. (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.
Rabbit is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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October 12, 1999 Historical Events
- 1999 –Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
- 1999 –The Day of Six Billion: The proclaimed 6 billionth living human in the world is born.
- 1999 –The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of Abkhazia declares its independence from Georgia
Who died on October 12, 1999?
- 1999 –Robert Marsden Hope, Australian jurist (b. 1919)
- 1999 –Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (b. 1936)
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