Friday February 16, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

February 16: Day of the Week

February 16, 2024 was the 47th day of the year 2024 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.

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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 16 Historical Event(s)

1742
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
1934
The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.
1936
Elections bring the Popular Front to power in Spain.
1940
World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
1945
World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
1961
The DuSable Museum of African American History is chartered.
1968
In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
1980
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
1998
China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and six more on the ground.
2005
The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.

Who were born on February 16?

1727
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)
1866
Billy Hamilton, American baseball player (d. 1940)
1909
Jeffrey Lynn, American actor (d. 1995)
1934
Herbert ‘Herbie’Kalin, American singer (d. 2006)
1941
Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader (d. 2011)
1951
William Katt, American actor
1958
Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player
1961
LaGaylia Frazier, American-Swedish singer
1974
Fanis Katergiannakis, Greek footballer
1975
Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver

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