Thursday February 15, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

February 15: Day of the Week

February 15, 2024 was the 46th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 320 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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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 15 Historical Event(s)

1637
Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
1764
The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.
1909
The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
1954
Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
1971
The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
1976
The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by national referendum.
1989
Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
1999
Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, is arrested in Kenya.
2001
First draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
2037
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Snake in Chinese astrology.

Who were born on February 15?

1564
Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642)
1835
Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author (d. 1908)
1882
John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942)
1914
Kevin McCarthy, American actor (d. 2010)
1922
John B. Anderson, American politician
1944
Mick Avory, British drummer (The Kinks)
1947
Rusty Hamer, American actor (d. 1990)
1954
Armand Parmentier, Belgian athlete
1960
Roman Kostrzewski, Polish heavy metal musician
1974
Gina Lynn, American porn actress

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