What Day of the Week

February 1, 2019 was the 32^nd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 333 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.

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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• 1662

  The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
• 1713

  The Kalabalik or Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman sultan’s order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
• 1790

  In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
• 1876

  A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Pennsylvanian Irish anti-owner coal miners, the “Molly Maguires”, to disband.
• 1908

  King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, Prince Luis Filipe are killed in Terreiro do Paco, Lisbon.
• 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

  Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan is videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams. This image helped build opposition to the Vietnam War.
• 1974

  Kuala Lumpur is declared a Federal Territory.
• 1986

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

• 1764

  George Duff, Royal Navy Captain, killed in action at the Battle of Trafalgar (d.1805)
• 1924

  Ben Weider, Canadian businessman and author (d. 2008)
• 1937

  Ray Sawyer, American singer (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)
• 1938

  Sherman Hemsley, American comedian and actor
• 1947

  Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)
• 1974

  Walter McCarty, American basketball player
• 1979

  Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• 1985

  Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer
• 1986

  Lauren Conrad, American reality TV personality
• 1990

  Laura Marling, English singer-songwriter

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