A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
: Day of the Week
was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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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.
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by the Numbers
days since
year, months, and days ago
months since then
is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
weeks ago
The year is not a leap year
Historical Event(s)
356
Emperor Constantius II issues a decree closing all pagan temples in the Roman Empire.
Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup
Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Eritrean nationalists attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. Italian authorities exact vicious reprisals on the population.
World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima – about 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.
Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford’s Proclamation 4417
Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
Artificial heart recipient William J. Schroeder becomes the first such patient to leave hospital.
Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers the eastern province of Sri Lanka.
A methane explosion in coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dog in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on ?
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Nicolaus Copernicus, mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)
David Garrick, British actor (d. 1779)
Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer (d. 1805)
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881)
José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (d. 1928)
Carson McCullers, American author (d. 1967)
Paul Haarhuis, Dutch tennis player
Danny Doring, American professional wrestler
Steve Cherundolo, American soccer player
Victoria Justice, American actress
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