What Day of the Week

February 22, 2020 was the 53^rd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 313 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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.

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• 1819

  By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.
• 1847

  Mexican-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista – 5,000 American troops defeat 15,000 Mexicans.
• 1853

  Washington University in St. Louis is founded as Eliot Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1872

  The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
• 1909

  The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
• 1924

  U.S. President Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House.
• 1957

  Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam survives a communist shooting assassination attempt in Ban Me Thuot.
• 1972

  The Official Irish Republican Army detonates a car bomb at Aldershot barracks, killing seven and injuring nineteen others.
• 1973

  Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon’s visit to the People’s Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
• 1979

  Independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom.

• 1887

  Ksawery Tartakower, Polish chess player (d. 1956)
• 1918

  Don Pardo, American announcer
• 1918

  Robert Wadlow, World’s tallest ever human (d. 1940)
• 1921

  David Greene, British director (d. 2003)
• 1927

  Florencio Campomanes, Filipino political scientist (d. 2010)
• 1928

  Bruce Forsyth, British entertainer
• 1932

  Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy, American politician (d. 2009)
• 1947

  Harvey Mason, Jazz drummer
• 1947

  Richard North Patterson, American author
• 1973

  Einar Kristian Tveitå, Norwegian athlete

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