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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 West Indies Federation is formed.
- – Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
- – Explorer program: Explorer 1: The first successful launch of an American satellite into orbit.
- – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dog in Chinese astrology.
- – Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first American member of the Roman Curia.
- – The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
- – A formal North American Aerospace Defense Command agreement is signed between the United States and Canada.
- – An F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (2,259.82 km/h).
- – The Preston By-pass, the UK’s first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. (It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.)
- – French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.
Who Were Born On ?
- – Sharon Stone, American actress and producer
- – Marlies Göhr, German sprinter
- – D. Boon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Minutemen and The Reactionaries) (d. 1985)
- – Eddie Velez, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- – Louise Richardson, Irish political scientist and academic
- – Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American sailor and politician
- – Kazimieras Černis, Lithuanian astronomer and astrophysicist
- – Roy Aitken, Scottish footballer and manager
- – David Heavener, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
- – Barbara Crampton, American actress
