What Day of the Week

February 23, 2020 was the 54^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 312 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

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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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• 303

  Roman Emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution.
• 1778

  American Revolution: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
• 1820

  Cato Street Conspiracy: A plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers is exposed.
• 1848

  The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins.
• 1927

  President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
• 1944

  The Soviet Union begins the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people from the North Caucasus to Central Asia.
• 1945

  World War II: The German town of Pforzheim is completely destroyed in a raid by 379 British bombers.
• 1945

  World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
• 1999

  An avalanche destroys the Austrian village of Galtür, killing 31.
• 2005

  The controversial French law on colonialism is passed, requiring teachers to teach the “positive values of colonialism”. After public outcry, it is repealed at the beginning of 2006.

• 1685

  George Frideric Handel, German/British Baroque composer (d. 1759)
• 1889

  Victor Fleming, American director (d. 1949)
• 1891

  Harold Horder, Australian rugby league player (d. 1978)
• 1899

  Norman Taurog, American film director (d. 1981)
• 1928

  Hans Herrmann, German race car driver
• 1949

  Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut
• 1972

  Rondell White, American baseball player
• 1976

  Scott Elarton, American baseball player
• 1986

  Skylar Grey, American musician
• 1994

  Dakota Fanning, American actress

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