What happened this day in history April 21, 1978

What are the important events that happened on April 21, 1978? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 21, 1978: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 21, 1978 is the 111th day of the year 1978 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 254 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 8, 1978 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 261,964,800 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 ‘hectadecahenagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $7,111.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal 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 April 21, 1978?

  • 1978
    Branden Steineckert, American drummer (Rancid, The Used)
  • 1978
    Jacob Burns, Australian footballer
  • 1978
    Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish)

Who died on April 21, 1978?

  • 1978
    Sandy Denny, British vocalist (b. 1947)
  • 1978
    Thomas Wyatt Turner, American civil rights advocate and agricultural engineer (b. 1877)

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