What are the important events that happened on February 28, 1978? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 28, 1978: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 28, 1978 is the 59th day of the year 1978 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 306 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 15, 1978 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 257,472,000 seconds 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 ‘pentacontaenneagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $146.66. (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.
Horse 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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Who were born on February 28, 1978?
- 1978 –Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier
- 1978 –Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player
- 1978 –Jeanne Cherhal, French singer-songwriter
- 1978 –Mariano Zabaleta, Argentine tennis player
- 1978 –Yasir Hameed, Pakistani cricketer
Who died on February 28, 1978?
- 1978 –Eric Frank Russell, English author (b. 1905)
- 1978 –Philip Ahn, American actor (b. 1905)
- 1978 –Zara Cully, American actress (b. 1892)
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