February 23: Day of the Week
February 23, 2022 was the 54th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 311 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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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 23 Historical Event(s)
- 1778American Revolution: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
- 1821Alexander Ypsilantis starts the Greek War of Independence in Iași, Wallachia, modern-day Romania.
- 1846John Henry Newman leaves the Church of England and is received into the Roman Catholic Church.
- 1861President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1870In the United States, post-Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
- 1887The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- 1909The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
- 1942World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the California coastline near Santa Barbara.
- 1945World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free the captives of the Los Baños internment camp.
- 1987Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Who were born on February 23?
- 1850César Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918)
- 1904Terence Fisher, English film director (d. 1980)
- 1933Donna J. Stone, American poet (d. 1994)
- 1940Peter Fonda, American actor
- 1945Allan Boesak, South African activist
- 1951Ed Jones, American football player
- 1959Clayton Anderson, American astronaut
- 1965Helena Suková, Czech former tennis player
- 1966Neal McDonough, American actor
- 1978Jo Joyner, English actress
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