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February 18: Day of the Week
February 18, 2024 was the 49th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 317 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.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
February 18 Historical Event(s)
1332
Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces.
1478
George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London.
1797
French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad.
1814
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Montereau.
1878
John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
1912
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rat in Chinese astrology.
1943
Joseph Goebbels delivers his Sportpalast speech.
1969
Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 crashes into Mount Whitney killing all on board.
1979
Snow falls in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the only time in recorded history.
2004
Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Neyshabur in Iran when a runaway freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertilizer catches fire and explodes.
Who were born on February 18?
1404
Leon Battista Alberti, Italian painter and philosopher (d. 1472)
1838
Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (d. 1916)
1878
Harriet Bosse, Swedish–Norwegian actress (d. 1961)
1909
Tuppy Owen-Smith, South African cricketer and English rugby union player (d. 1990)
1936
Jean Auel, American writer
1941
Irma Thomas, American singer
1947
Eliot Lance Engel, American politician
1952
Juice Newton, American singer
1967
Tracey Edmonds, American film and television producer
1971
Merritt Gant, American thrash metal guitarist
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters AOOXGNINXA? Check your answers here: Words with these letters AOOXGNINXA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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