What Day of the Week

February 1, 2020 was the 32^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 334 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.

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.

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• 1709

  Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
• 1790

  In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
• 1835

  Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.
• 1920

  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begins operations.
• 1942

  Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States federal government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
• 1942

  World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
• 1968

  Canada’s three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
• 1972

  Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
• 1978

  Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
• 1986

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Tiger in Chinese astrology.

• 1796

  Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
• 1801

  Émile Littré, French lexicographer (d. 1881)
• 1851

  Durham Stevens, American diplomat (d. 1908)
• 1898

  Leila Denmark, American pediatrician and medical researcher who co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine and supercentenarian.
• 1902

  Langston Hughes African-American poet and author (d. 1967)
• 1906

  Hildegarde, American actress and singer (d. 2005)
• 1926

  Shane Devine, United States Federal Judge (d. 1999)
• 1930

  Mario Beaulieu, Canadian politician (d. 1998)
• 1946

  Chris Clark, Motown Soul singer
• 1966

  Michelle Akers, American soccer player

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