What happened this day in history October 13, 1977

What are the important events that happened on October 13, 1977? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

October 13, 1977: Facts & Myths About This Day

October 13, 1977 is the 286th day of the year 1977 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 79 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 30, 1977 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 245,548,800 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 ‘dihectaoctacontahexagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $1,517.00. (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.

Snake is the mythical animal and Fire is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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October 13, 1977 Historical Events

  • 1977
    Four Palestinians hijack Lufthansa Flight 181 to Somalia and demand release of 11 members of the Red Army Faction.

Who were born on October 13, 1977?

  • 1977
    Antonio Di Natale, Italian football player
  • 1977
    Gareth Batty, English cricketer
  • 1977
    Justin Peroff, drummer for the Canadian indie rock collective Broken Social Scene
  • 1977
    Kiele Sanchez, American actress
  • 1977
    Paul Pierce, American basketball player

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