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February 26: Day of the Week
February 26, 2024 was the 57th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 309 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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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 26 Historical Event(s)
1266
Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples.
1876
Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea’s status as a tributary state of Qing Dynasty China.
1935
Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of RADAR in the United Kingdom.
1960
A New York bound Alitalia airliner crashed into a cemetery at Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board.
1961
Hassan II becomes King of Morocco.
1966
Vietnam War: The ROK Capital Division of the South Korean Army massacres 380 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam.
1972
The Buffalo Creek Flood caused by a burst dam kills 125 in West Virginia.
1980
Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations.
1991
Gulf War: United States Army forces capture the town of Al Busayyah.
1992
Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces open fire on Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.
Who were born on February 26?
1786
François Jean Dominique Arago, French mathematician (d. 1853)
1908
Tex Avery, American cartoonist (d. 1980)
1920
Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist, writer and traveller (d. 2006)
1926
H.M., Henry Gustav Molaison, the amnesiac patient (d. 2008)
1928
Anatoly Filipchenko, Soviet cosmonaut
1954
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish politician, Prime Minister (2003–present)
1977
Josh Towers, American baseball player
1977
Tim Thomas, American basketball player
1980
Gary Majewski, baseball pitcher
1986
Teresa Palmer, Australian model and 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 YVDZAWOUQJED? Check your answers here: Unscramble words YVDZAWOUQJED. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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