What Day of the Week

February 15, 2019 was the 46^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 319 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.

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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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• 1493

  While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.
• 1898

  Spanish-American War: The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
• 1909

  The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
• 1949

  Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
• 1961

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Ox in Chinese astrology.
• 1970

  A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo, killing 102.
• 1971

  The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
• 1972

  Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
• 1976

  The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by national referendum.
• 1979

  Don Dunstan resigns as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.

• 1734

  William Stacy, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1802)
• 1841

  Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian politician (d. 1913)
• 1856

  Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926)
• 1861

  Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1947)
• 1935

  Roger Chaffee, astronaut (d. 1967)
• 1958

  Matthew Ward, American singer, (Second Chapter of Acts), songwriter and author
• 1964

  Leland D. Melvin, NASA astronaut
• 1968

  Axelle Red, Belgian singer and songwriter
• 1978

  Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy)
• 1986

  Gabriel Paletta, Argentine footballer

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