What are the important events that happened on March 8, 1978? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
March 8, 1978: Facts & Myths About This Day
March 8, 1978 is the 67th day of the year 1978 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 298 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 23, 1978 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 71,712 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 ‘hexacontaheptagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $732.90. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade 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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March 8, 1978 Historical Events
- 1978 –The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.
Who were born on March 8, 1978?
- 1978 –Mohammed Bouyeri, Dutch-Moroccan assassin
- 1978 –Nick Zano, American actor
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