What are the important events that happened on February 21, 1972? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 21, 1972: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 21, 1972 is the 52nd day of the year 1972 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 8, 1972 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,124,640 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 ‘pentacontadigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $8,429.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Rat is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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February 21, 1972 Historical Events
- 1972 –President Richard Nixon visits the People’s Republic of China to normalize Sino-American relations.
- 1972 –The Soviet unmanned spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon.
Who were born on February 21, 1972?
- 1972 –Seo Taiji, Korean musician
Who died on February 21, 1972?
- 1972 –Bronislava Nijinska, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (b. 1891)
- 1972 –Eugène Tisserant, French Catholic Cardinal (b. 1884)
- 1972 –Zhang Guohua, Chinese general and politician (b. 1914)
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