What are the important events that happened on August 21, 1978? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 21, 1978: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 21, 1978 is the 233rd day of the year 1978 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 8, 1978 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 75,696 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 ‘dihectatriacontatrigon’ 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 $7,612.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond 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 August 21, 1978?
- 1978 –Alan Lee, Irish footballer
- 1978 –Annie Wu, Taiwanese Actress
- 1978 –Bhumika Chawla, Indian Actress
- 1978 –Jason Marquis, American baseball player
- 1978 –Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player
- 1978 –Peter Buxton, English rugby union player
- 1978 –Reuben Droughns, American football player
Who died on August 21, 1978?
- 1978 –Charles Eames, American designer and architect (b. 1907)
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