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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

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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.
• 1852

  Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.
• 1866

  Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
• 1923

  Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
• 1934

  The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.
• 1957

  The “Toddlers’ Truce”, a controversial television close down between 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm is abolished in the United Kingdom.
• 1961

  Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.
• 1980

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey 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.
• 2006

  The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

• 1761

  Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
• 1915

  Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet (d. 2007)
• 1925

  Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist (d. 2004)
• 1939

  Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter and composer (d. 2004)
• 1953

  Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1958

  Herb Williams, American basketball player and coach
• 1960

  Pete Willis, English guitarist (Def Leppard)
• 1962

  John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV) (d. 2004)
• 1974

  Luis Figueroa, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1981

  Qyntel Woods, American basketball player

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