What Day of the Week

February 16, 2021 was the 47^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 318 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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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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• 1646

  Battle of Torrington, Devon – the last major battle of the first English Civil War.
• 1904

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology.
• 1918

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

  The DuSable Museum of African American History is chartered.
• 1968

  In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
• 1978

  The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago, Illinois).
• 1999

  In Uzbekistan, a bomb explodes and gunfire is heard at the government headquarters in an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov.
• 2006

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

• 1822

  Sir Francis Galton, English explorer, biologist and statistician (d. 1911)
• 1903

  Georges-Henri Lévesque, Quebec priest and sociologist (d. 2000)
• 1909

  Richard McDonald, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1998)
• 1929

  Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980)
• 1937

  Yuri Manin, Russian mathematician
• 1951

  William Katt, American actor
• 1957

  LeVar Burton, American actor
• 1964

  Bebeto, Brazilian footballer
• 1980

  Ashley Lelie, American football player
• 1983

  Tuomo Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey player

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