A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
February 13: Day of the Week
February 13, 2024 was the 44th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 322 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
February 13 Historical Event(s)
1633
Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
1660
With the death of Swedish King Charles X Gustav, the Swedish government can start to seek peace with Sweden’s enemies in the Second Northern War – something that Charles X Gustav had refused. As his son and successor on the throne, Charles XI, is only four years old, a regency takes over the ruling of Sweden until 1672.
1739
Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
1931
New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
1934
The Soviet steamship Cheliuskin sinks in the Arctic Ocean.
1960
Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
1978
Hilton bombing: a bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman.
2001
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400.
2007
Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
2029
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rooster in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 13?
1721
John Reid, British army general and composer (d. 1807)
1769
Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)
1923
Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese violinist (d. 2003)
1930
Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist
1960
Matt Salinger, American actor
1961
Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1962
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, American politician and 8th Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
1970
Diane Youdale, British television personality
1974
Robbie Williams, English singer
1981
Matías Agüero, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
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