What are the important events that happened on February 26, 2004? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

February 26, 2004: Facts & Myths About This Day

February 26, 2004 is the 57^th day of the year 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 309 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 13, 2004 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 299,376 hours 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 ‘pentacontaheptagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $55.30. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Pisces 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.

Monkey is the mythical animal and Wood is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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February 26, 2004 Historical Events

• 2004 –
  Republic of Macedonia President Boris Trajkovski is killed in a plane crash near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Who died on February 26, 2004?

• 2004 –
  Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905)
• 2004 –
  Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, President (1999-death) (b. 1956)
• 2004 –
  Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician (b. 1920)

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