Sunday February 18, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

February 18: Day of the Week

February 18, 2024 was the 49th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 317 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

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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 18 Historical Event(s)

1229
The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy.
1478
George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London.
1873
Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
1912
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rat in Chinese astrology.
1930
While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
1957
Walter James Bolton becomes the last person legally executed in New Zealand.
1969
Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 crashes into Mount Whitney killing all on board.
2001
Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.
2007
Terrorist bombs explode on the Samjhauta Express in Panipat, Haryana, India, killing 68 people.
2010
Nigerien rebels attacked the presidential palace in Niamey and replaced President Mamadou Tandja with a ruling junta, the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy.

Who were born on February 18?

1486
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali yogi (d. 1534)
1850
George Henschel, German-British baritone, conductor, composer (d. 1934)
1922
Allan Melvin, American actor (d. 2008)
1943
Graeme Garden, Scottish writer
1960
Carol McGiffin, British TV and radio presenter
1967
Tracey Edmonds, American film and television producer
1970
Andy Williams, British musician (Doves)
1974
Julia Butterfly Hill, American environmental activist
1981
Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball player
1981
Ivan Sproule, Irish footballer

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