What happened this day in history October 4, 1980

What are the important events that happened on October 4, 1980? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

October 4, 1980: Facts & Myths About This Day

October 4, 1980 is the 278th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 88 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 21, 1980 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 94,296 hours 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 ‘dihectaheptacontaoctagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $1,331.60. (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.

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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Who were born on October 4, 1980?

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    James Jones, American basketball player
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    Kristina Lenko, Canadian ice skater
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    Me'Lisa Barber, American athlete
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    Mellisa Hollingsworth, Canadian skeleton racer
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    Sarah Fisher, American IndyCar driver and team owner
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    Tim Peper, American actor
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    Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer

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