Sunday February 11, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

February 11: Day of the Week

February 11, 2024 was the 42nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 324 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

February 11 Historical Event(s)

660 BC
Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
1790
The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery.
1855
Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam
1873
King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates.
1889
Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted; the first Diet of Japan convenes in 1890.
1918
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
1942
The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for “Chattanooga Choo Choo”.
1953
President Dwight Eisenhower refuses a clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
1964
Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.
1987
The Constitution of the Philippines goes into effect.

Who were born on February 11?

1380
Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist (d. 1459)
1657
Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (d. 1757)
1894
Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer (d. 1974)
1902
Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)
1917
Sidney Sheldon, American author (d. 2007)
1920
Daniel F. Galouye, science fiction author (d.1976)
1932
Jerome Lowenthal, American pianist
1936
Burt Reynolds, American actor
1959
Deborah Meaden, British entrepreneur
1969
Andreas Hilfiker, Swiss footballer

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