What are the important events that happened on February 29, 1972? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 29, 1972: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 29, 1972 is the 60th day of the year 1972 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 16, 1972 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,136,160 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 ‘hexacontagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $8,791.00. (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.
Rat is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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February 29, 1972 Historical Events
- 1972 –Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to sign a $200,000 contract.
- 1972 –Vietnam War: Vietnamization – South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from Vietnam.
Who were born on February 29, 1972?
- 1972 –Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Italian-born actor
- 1972 –Dave Williams, American singer (Drowning Pool) (d. 2002)
- 1972 –Iván García, Cuban athlete
- 1972 –Mike Pollitt, English footballer
- 1972 –Pedro Zamora, Cuban-born American Real World housemate and AIDS activist (d. 1994)
- 1972 –Saul Williams, American rapper, poet, and actor
Who died on February 29, 1972?
- 1972 –Tom Davies, American footballer (b. 1896)
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