What Day of the Week

February 1, 2023 was the 32^nd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 333 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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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.
• 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.
• 1796

  The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
• 1835

  Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.
• 1861

  American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
• 1897

  Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
• 1924

  The United Kingdom recognizes the USSR.
• 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.
• 1986

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

• 1663

  Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, Filipino foundress of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (d. 1748)
• 1796

  Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
• 1884

  Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (d. 1937)
• 1905

  Emilio G. Segrè, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1989)
• 1921

  Patricia Robins (alias Claire Lorrimer), British writer
• 1938

  Niculiţă Secrieriu, Romanian painter (d. 2002)
• 1946

  Gerhard Welz, German footballer
• 1958

  Ryo Horikawa, Japanese voice actor
• 1967

  Meg Cabot, American author
• 1979

  Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer

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