What Day of the Week

February 21, 2023 was the 52^nd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 313 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

• 1842

  John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
• 1874

  The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
• 1913

  Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
• 1916

  World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
• 1919

  Kurt Eisner, German socialist, is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany.
• 1948

  NASCAR is incorporated.
• 1952

  “ভাষা আন্দোলন”, “Bengali Language Movement” occurred in East Pakistan(now Bangladesh).
• 1971

  The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
• 1973

  Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108.
• 1995

  Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.

• 1817

  Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish dramatist (d. 1893)
• 1914

  Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish fighter pilot (d. 1999)
• 1940

  Wong Jim, Hong Kong composer (d. 2004)
• 1947

  Victor Sokolov, Russian journalist (d. 2006)
• 1955

  Kelsey Grammer, American actor
• 1963

  William Baldwin, American actor
• 1983

  Mélanie Laurent, French actress and director
• 1985

  Georgios Samaras, Greek footballer
• 1985

  Jamaal Westerman, Canadian football player
• 1988

  Matthias de Zordo, German javelin thrower

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