120 days before January 24, 1979

would be

September 26, 1978 (Tuesday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 269

• Week number: 39

• Leap year: 1978 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for September 26, 1978 (Tuesday)

• Sunrise time: 07:24 am

• Sunset time: 07:25 pm

• Day length: 12h 01m

• Source: suntoday.org

Moon Phase for September 26, 1978 (Tuesday)

• Moon Phase: Waning Crescent

• Illumination: 25%

• Moon Age: 24.59 day(s)

• Source: mooninfo.org

September 26, 1978 Holidays and National Days

September 26 in History

2008
Yves Rossy, a Swiss pilot and inventor, is the first person to fly a jet-powered wing across the English Channel.
1997
Two earthquakes strike Italy, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis to collapse, killing four people and destroying much of the cycle of frescoes depicting the saint’s life.
1984
The UK agrees to transfer sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China.
1983
In the USSR Stanislav Petrov disobeys procedures and ignores electronic alarms indicating five incoming nuclear missiles, believing the US would launch more than five if it wanted to start a war. His decision prevented a retaliatory attack that would have begun a nuclear war between the superpowers..
1977
Israel announces a cease-fire on Lebanese border.
1972
Richard M. Nixon meets with Emperor Hirohito in Anchorage, Alaska, the first-ever meeting of a U.S. President and a Japanese Monarch.
1969
The Beatles last album, Abbey Road, is released.
1967
Hanoi rejects a U.S. peace proposal.
1961
Nineteen-year-old Bob Dylan makes his New York singing debut at Gerde’s Folk City.
1960
Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy participate in the first nationally televised debate between presidential candidates.