What Day of the Week

February 19, 2021 was the 50^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 315 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

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

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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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• 1846

  In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following Texas’ annexation by the United States.
• 1861

  Serfdom is abolished in Russia.
• 1876

  Founding of the National Amateur Press Association (NAPA) in Philadelphia.
• 1884

  More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
• 1953

  Censorship: Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the United States.
• 1960

  China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket.
• 1978

  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.
• 1986

  The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for 10 of those years.
• 2002

  NASA’s Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
• 2034

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.

• 1802

  Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881)
• 1821

  August Schleicher, German linguist (d. 1868)
• 1942

  Paul Krause, American football player
• 1949

  Danielle Bunten Berry, American software developer (d. 1998)
• 1953

  Bill Kirchenbauer American comedian and actor
• 1960

  Prince Andrew, Duke of York
• 1962

  Hana Mandlíková, Czech tennis player
• 1965

  Jon Fishman, American musician (Phish)
• 1981

  Vitas, Russian singer
• 1984

  Chris Richardson, American Idol finalist

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