What are the important events that happened on October 5, 1976? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 5, 1976: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 5, 1976 is the 279th day of the year 1976 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 87 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 22, 1976 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 3,555,360 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 ‘dihectaheptacontaenneagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $740.95. (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.
Dragon 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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Who were born on October 5, 1976?
- 1976 –J. J. Yeley, American race car driver
- 1976 –Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen President
- 1976 –Royston Tan, Singaporean screenwriter & director
- 1976 –Song Seung-hun, South Korean actor
Who died on October 5, 1976?
- 1976 –Barbara Nichols, American actress (b. 1929)
- 1976 –Lars Onsager, Norwegian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)
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