What Day of the Week

February 16, 2023 was the 47^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 318 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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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.

• 116

  Emperor Trajan sends laureatae to the Roman Senate at Rome on account of his victories and being conqueror of Parthia.
• 1934

  The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.
• 1937

  Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
• 1959

  Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
• 1960

  The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
• 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.
• 1986

  The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.
• 1999

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

• 1698

  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (d. 1758)
• 1901

  Chester Morris, American film actor (d. 1970)
• 1934

  Herbert ‘Herbie’Kalin, American singer (d. 2006)
• 1950

  Peter Hain, British politician
• 1960

  Cherie Chung, Hong Kong actress
• 1961

  Andy Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran, The Power Station)
• 1962

  John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV) (d. 2004)
• 1963

  Dano Halsall, Swiss swimmer
• 1975

  Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver
• 1981

  Jay Howard, British racing driver

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