What happened this day in history March 21, 1999

What are the important events that happened on March 21, 1999? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 21, 1999: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 21, 1999 is the 80th day of the year 1999 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 285 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 8, 1999 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 256,104 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 ‘octacontagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $731.30. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Aries 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.

Rabbit 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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March 21, 1999 Historical Events

  • 1999
    Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.

Who died on March 21, 1999?

  • 1999
    Ernie Wise, British comedian (b. 1925)

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