What are the important events that happened on March 16, 2008? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 16, 2008: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 16, 2008 is the 76^th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 290 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 3, 2008 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 334,896 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 ‘heptacontahexagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $1,199.50. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Rat 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 died on March 16, 2008?

• 2008 –
  Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (b. 1912)
• 2008 –
  Daniel MacMaster, Canadian singer (Bonham). (b. 1968)
• 2008 –
  G. David Low, American astronaut (b. 1956)
• 2008 –
  Gary Hart, American professional wrestling manager and wrestler (b. 1942)
• 2008 –
  John Hewer, English actor (b. 1922)
• 2008 –
  Ola Brunkert, Swedish session drummer for ABBA (b. 1946)

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