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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
- – George Town, Penang becomes a city by a royal charter granted by Elizabeth II.
- – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rooster in Chinese astrology.
- – Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage.
- – Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
- – Alfonso de Portago crashes during the Mille Miglia, killing himself, his co-driver, Ed Nelson and ten spectators – five of whom were children.
- – Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.
- – President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
- – In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
- – The Mackinac Bridge, the world’s longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas.
- – Sukarno expels all Dutch people from Indonesia.
Who Were Born On ?
- – Andrew Harris, American commander, physician, and politician
- – Shirley Babashoff, American swimmer
- – Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager
- – Sid Vicious, English singer and bass player (Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Vicious White Kids, and The Flowers of Romance) (d. 1979)
- – Big Van Vader, American wrestler and actor
- – Roberto Ravaglia, Italian race car driver
- – Stephen Lloyd, Kenyan-English businessman and politician
- – Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
- – Steve Podborski, Canadian skier
- – Gina Schock, American drummer, songwriter, and actress (The Go-Go’s and Edie and the Eggs)
