What Day of the Week

February 19, 2020 was the 50^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 316 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 197

  Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
• 1594

  Having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden.
• 1600

  The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
• 1921

  Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup
• 1959

  The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is then formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
• 1963

  The publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique reawakens the Feminist Movement in the United States as women’s organizations and consciousness raising groups spread.
• 1976

  Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford’s Proclamation 4417
• 2001

  The Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
• 2002

  NASA’s Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
• 2018

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dog in Chinese astrology.

• 1630

  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)
• 1743

  Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer (d. 1805)
• 1804

  David Wark, Canadian politician (d. 1905)
• 1895

  Diego Mazquiarán, Spanish matador ( d. 1940 )
• 1899

  Yury Olesha, Russian novelist (d. 1960)
• 1960

  Prince Andrew, Duke of York
• 1963

  Laurell K. Hamilton, American writer
• 1979

  Mariska, Finnish rapper
• 1981

  Gil Reyes, American boxer
• 1988

  Miyu Irino, Japanese voice actor

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