What happened this day in history September 5, 1977

What are the important events that happened on September 5, 1977? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 5, 1977: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 5, 1977 is the 248th day of the year 1977 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 117 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 23, 1977 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 4,037,760 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 ‘dihectatetracontaoctagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $742.35. (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.

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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September 5, 1977 Historical Events

  • 1977
    Hanns Martin Schleyer, is kidnapped in Cologne, West Germany by the Red Army Faction and is later murdered.
  • 1977
    Voyager program: Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay.

Who were born on September 5, 1977?

  • 1977
    Alexey Harkov, Russian bassist (Kipelov, Sergey Mavrin)
  • 1977
    Joseba Etxeberria, Spanish football winger
  • 1977
    Minoru Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler
  • 1977
    Nazr Mohammed, American Basketball player
  • 1977
    Rosevelt Colvin, American football player

Who died on September 5, 1977?

  • 1977
    Marcel Thiry, Belgian writer and Walloon militant (b. 1897)

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