What are the important events that happened on December 29, 1998? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 29, 1998: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 29, 1998 is the 363rd day of the year 1998 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 2 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 16, 1998 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 15,248,160 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 ‘trihectahexacontatrigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $779.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Tiger 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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December 29, 1998 Historical Events
- 1998 –Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives.
Who died on December 29, 1998?
- 1998 –Jean-Claude Forest, writer and illustrator of comics (Barbarella) (b. 1930)
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