February 15: Day Of The Week
February 15, 2013 is the 46th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 319 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
| February | ||||||
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | ||
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 Events
- 1637 –Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1835 –The first constitutional law in modern Serbia is adopted.
- 1879 –Women’s rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1898 –Spanish-American War: The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
- 1933 –In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
- 1942 –World War II: The Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. The Sook Ching massacre begins.
- 1949 –Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
- 1972 –Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
- 1989 –Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
- 1991 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Sheep in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 15?
- 1458 –Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)
- 1705 –Charles-André van Loo, French painter (d. 1765)
- 1748 –Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher (d. 1832)
- 1759 –Friedrich August Wolf, German archaeologist (d. 1824)
- 1935 –Gene Hickerson, American football player (d. 2008)
- 1935 –Susan Brownmiller, American feminist writer
- 1945 –Douglas Hofstadter, American academic and writer
- 1957 –Gul Mohammed, shortest mature human ever, at 22.5 in. (d. 1997)
- 1981 –Matt Hoopes, American musician (Relient K)
- 1990 –Erwin Sak, Polish footballer
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