A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
February 13: Day of the Week
February 13, 2024 was the 44th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 322 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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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 13 Historical Event(s)
1668
Spain recognizes Portugal as an independent nation.
1907
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Sheep in Chinese astrology.
1920
The Negro National League is formed.
1955
Israel obtains 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls.
1967
American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
1971
Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
1979
An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 1/2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
1990
German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
2000
The last original “Peanuts” comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies.
2007
Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
Who were born on February 13?
711 BC
Jimmu, Japanese emperor (d. 585 DC)
1900
Roy Harrod, English economist (d. 1978)
1910
William Shockley, British-American physicist and eugenicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1989)
1933
Costa Gavras, Greek-French filmmaker
1938
Oliver Reed, English actor (d. 1999)
1940
Arne Sølvberg, Norwegian computer scientist
1951
David Naughton, American actor and singer
1960
Gary Patterson, American football coach
1961
Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1972
Charlie Garner, American football player
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