Saturday February 24, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

February 24: Day of the Week

February 24, 2024 was the 55th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 311 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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 24: This Day in History

By Roman custom, February 24 is the day added to a leap year in the Julian calendar. The Mensis Intercalaris began on this day or the following day in intercalary years in the pre-Julian calendar. This custom still has some effect around the world; for example, with respect to name days in Hungary.

February 24 Historical Event(s)

1538
Treaty of Nagyvarad between Ferdinand I and John Zápolya.
1607
L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
1803
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review.
1809
London’s Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
1848
King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
1868
Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
1980
The United States Olympic Hockey team completes their Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.
1989
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a US$3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.
1989
United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii, rips open during flight, sucking 9 passengers out of the business-class section.
2007
Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.

Who were born on February 24?

1723
John Burgoyne, British general (d. 1792)
1786
Wilhelm Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1859)
1848
Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmanian politician (d. 1907)
1914
Ralph Erskine, British architect (Byker Wall) (d. 2005)
1914
Weldon Kees, American poet, musician, painter (d. 1955)
1914
Zachary Scott, American actor (d. 1965)
1934
Linda Cristal, Argentina-born actress
1942
Joe Lieberman, American politician
1966
Billy Zane, American actor
1986
Wojtek Wolski, Polish/Canadian ice hockey player

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