What happened this day in history September 20, 1999

What are the important events that happened on September 20, 1999? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 20, 1999: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 20, 1999 is the 263rd day of the year 1999 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, 1999 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 15,629,760 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 ‘dihectahexacontatrigon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $679.80. (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.

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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Who died on September 20, 1999?

  • 1999
    Raisa Gorbachova, wife of Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1932)
  • 1999
    Robert Lebel, Quebec ice hockey administrator (b. 1905)

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