What Day of the Week

February 16, 2022 is the 47^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 318 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

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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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• 1249

  Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with Mongol Khagan of the Mongol Empire.
• 1646

  Battle of Torrington, Devon – the last major battle of the first English Civil War.
• 1918

  The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state.
• 1936

  Elections bring the Popular Front to power in Spain.
• 1961

  Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.
• 1962

  Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
• 1980

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
• 1987

  The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed “Ivan the Terrible” in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.
• 1999

  In Uzbekistan, a bomb explodes and gunfire is heard at the government headquarters in an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov.
• 2005

  The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.

• 1824

  Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)
• 1826

  Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet (d. 1886)
• 1838

  Henry Adams, American historian and novelist (d. 1918)
• 1929

  Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980)
• 1935

  Sonny Bono, American entertainer politician (d. 1998)
• 1938

  John Corigliano, American composer
• 1953

  Roberta Williams, American video game designer
• 1958

  Herb Williams, American basketball player and coach
• 1960

  Pete Willis, English guitarist (Def Leppard)
• 1971

  Amanda Holden, British actress

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