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February 23: Day of the Week
February 23, 2024 was the 54th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 312 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Pisces 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 23 Historical Event(s)
303
Roman Emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution.
1660
Charles XI becomes King of Sweden.
1739
Richard Palmer is identified at York Castle, by his former schoolteacher, as the outlaw Dick Turpin.
1898
Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing “J'accuse”, a letter accusing the French government of anti-Semitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
1905
Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world’s first service club.
1917
First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution.
1934
Leopold III becomes King of Belgium.
1966
In Syria, Baath party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin Hafiz, also a Baathist.
1999
An avalanche destroys the Austrian village of Galtür, killing 31.
2007
A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 22. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents.
Who were born on February 23?
1809
William Sprague, American minister and politician from Michigan (d. 1868)
1852
Emperor Duc Duc (pronounced “dzup-duc”), the fifth emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty (d. 1883)
1878
Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (d. 1935)
1941
Ron Hunt, baseball player
1963
Radosław Sikorski, Polish politician
1969
Daymond John, American fashion designer
1971
Joe-Max Moore, American soccer player
1971
Melinda Messenger, English television presenter
1983
Aziz Ansari, Indian-American comedian
1994
Dakota Fanning, American actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IEIIRNJ? Check your answers here: Unscramble words IEIIRNJ. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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