What are the important events that happened on February 29, 1976? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 29, 1976: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 29, 1976 is the 60th day of the year 1976 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 306 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 16, 1976 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 3,240,000 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 ‘hexacontagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $1,503.90. (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.
Dragon is the mythical animal and Fire is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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Who were born on February 29, 1976?
- 1976 –Ja Rule, American rapper and actor
- 1976 –Katalin Kovács, Hungarian sprint canoer
- 1976 –Terrence Long, American baseball player
- 1976 –Zoë Baker, New Zealand swimmer
Who died on February 29, 1976?
- 1976 –Florence Dwyer, American politician (b. 1902)
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