What are the important events that happened on February 17, 1998? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 17, 1998: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 17, 1998 is the 48th day of the year 1998 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 4, 1998 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 14,794,560 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 ‘tetracontaoctagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $77.32. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Tiger 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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February 17, 1998 Historical Events
- 1998 –Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops kill 70–90 Azerbaijani civilians in the village of Qaradağlı.
Who died on February 17, 1998?
- 1998 –Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (b. 1921)
- 1998 –Ernst Jünger, German author (b. 1895)
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