What Day of the Week

February 16, 2020 was the 47^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 319 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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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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• 1742

  Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
• 1866

  Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
• 1918

  The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state.
• 1934

  The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.
• 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

  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.
• 1999

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
• 2005

  The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs, becoming the first major sports league in North America to do so over a labor dispute.

• 1698

  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (d. 1758)
• 1847

  Philipp Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (d. 1917)
• 1891

  Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist (d. 1967)
• 1903

  Georges-Henri Lévesque, Quebec priest and sociologist (d. 2000)
• 1915

  Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet (d. 2007)
• 1929

  Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980)
• 1931

  Ken Takakura, Japanese actor
• 1953

  Roberta Williams, American video game designer
• 1987

  Hasheem Thabeet, American basketball player
• 1988

  Diego Capel, Spanish footballer

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