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Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year . Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
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Historical Events Of
- – The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
- – The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
- – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Tiger in Chinese astrology.
- – Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
- – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races.
- – Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth.
- – The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- – Sir Thomas Blamey becomes the only Australian-born Field Marshal in Australian history.
- – Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre—American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
- – Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
Who Were Born On ?
- – Vera Baird, English lawyer and politician
- – Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (d. 1998)
- – Gerd Zewe, German footballer and manager
- – George Nelson, American astronomer and astronaut
- – Lane Davies, American actor
- – Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia
- – Neda Ukraden, Serbian singer
- – Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author
- – Ed Harris, American actor and producer
- – Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer and manager
