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February 23: Day of the Week
February 23, 2024 was the 54th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 312 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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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.
February 23 Historical Event(s)
1820
Cato Street Conspiracy: A plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers is exposed.
1861
President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.
1896
The Tootsie Roll is invented.
1941
Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
1945
World War II: The German town of Pforzheim is completely destroyed in a raid by 379 British bombers.
1947
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded.
1981
In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies.
1987
Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
1998
Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and “Crusaders”; the latter term is commonly interpreted to refer to the people of Europe and the United States.
2007
A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 22. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents.
Who were born on February 23?
1443
Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary and Croatia (d. 1490)
1648
Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)
1889
John Gilbert Winant, American politician (d. 1947)
1923
Miljenko Smoje, Dalmatian writer and journalist (d. 1995)
1959
Clayton Anderson, American astronaut
1965
Helena Suková, Czech former tennis player
1978
Jo Joyner, English actress
1982
Karan Singh, Indian actor
1986
Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese idol (KAT-TUN)
1986
Ola Svensson, Swedish pop singer
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