What are the important events that happened on May 9, 1978? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 9, 1978: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 9, 1978 is the 129th day of the year 1978 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 236 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 26, 1978 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 263,520,000 seconds 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 ‘hectaicosaenneagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $149.67. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire 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 May 9, 1978?
- 1978 –Aaron Harang, American baseball player
- 1978 –Leandro Damián Cufré, Argentine footballer
- 1978 –Santiago Dellapè, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
Who died on May 9, 1978?
- 1978 –Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy: 1963-1968, 1974-1976 (b. 1916)
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