What happened this day in history July 17, 1978

What are the important events that happened on July 17, 1978? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 17, 1978: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 17, 1978 is the 198th day of the year 1978 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 167 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 4, 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, 74,856 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 ‘hectaenneacontaoctagon’ day.

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If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $15,058.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby 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 July 17, 1978?

  • 1978
    Émilie Simon, French singer
  • 1978
    Katharine Towne, American actress
  • 1978
    Mike Hettinga, American professional wrestler
  • 1978
    Noah Lennox, American musician
  • 1978
    Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist

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