What are the important events that happened on March 8, 1999? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
March 8, 1999: Facts & Myths About This Day
March 8, 1999 is the 67th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 298 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 23, 1999 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 920,851,200 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 ‘hexacontaheptagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $385.90. (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.
Rabbit 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, 1999 Historical Events
- 1999 –The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing.
Who died on March 8, 1999?
- 1999 –Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentine writer (b. 1914)
- 1999 –Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1914)
- 1999 –Peggy Cass, American actress and comedian (b. 1924)
- 1999 –William Wrigley III, President of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (b. 1933)
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