A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
: Day of the Week
was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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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.
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: 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.
by the Numbers
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year, months, and days ago
months since then
is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
weeks ago
The year is not a leap year
Historical Event(s)
The 1st Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, is inaugurated.
The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the second war for Cuban independence, that ends with the Spanish-American War in 1898.
World War I: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
The Battle of Los Angeles, one of the largest documented UFO sightings in history; the event lasted into the early hours of February 26, 1942.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a US$3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.
The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
A China Southern Airlines Tupolev TU-154 airliner crashes on approach to Wenzhou airport in eastern the People’s Republic of China, killing 61.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years.
Who were born on ?
Ernst Reiss, Swiss mountaineer (d. 2010)
Judah Folkman, American cancer researcher (d. 2008)
Phil Knight, American sportswear manufacturer
Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian mountaineer (d. 1984)
Nicky Hopkins, British musician (d. 1994)
Zach Johnson, American golfer
Anton Maiden, Swedish rock music fan (d. 2003)
Roman Sloudnov, Russian swimmer
Mauro Rosales, Argentinian footballer
Wojtek Wolski, Polish/Canadian ice hockey player
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