What happened this day in history September 20, 1971

What are the important events that happened on September 20, 1971? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 20, 1971: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 20, 1971 is the 263rd day of the year 1971 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 102 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 7, 1971 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 54,172,800 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 ‘dihectahexacontatrigon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $8,877.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Pig 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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September 20, 1971 Historical Events

  • 1971
    Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.

Who were born on September 20, 1971?

  • 1971
    Dominika Peczynski, Swedish singer (Army of Lovers)
  • 1971
    Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer
  • 1971
    Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer
  • 1971
    Sebastian Roth, German musician
  • 1971
    Todd Blackadder, New Zealand rugby player

Who died on September 20, 1971?

  • 1971
    Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)

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