February 20: Day of the Week
February 20, 2023 was the 51st day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 314 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Pisces 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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February 20 Historical Event(s)
- 1339The Milanese army and the St. George’s (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clashed in the Battle of Parabiago.
- 1547Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
- 1877Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake receives its première performance at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
- 1901The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
- 1909Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
- 1920New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- 1935Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
- 1944World War II: The United States takes Eniwetok Island.
- 1959The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
- 1962Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in 4 hours, 55 minutes.
Who were born on February 20?
- 1753Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815)
- 1925Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (d. 1990)
- 1943Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1947Peter Strauss, American actor
- 1954Billy Pontoni, Colombian musician
- 1963Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou, Greek politician
- 1971Calpernia Addams, transgender activist
- 1975Brian Littrell, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
- 1978Julia Jentsch, German actress
- 1983Justin Verlander, American baseball player
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