A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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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)
1778
American Revolution: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
1836
The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas.
1848
The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins.
1886
Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister Julia Brainerd Hall.
1941
Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
1942
World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the California coastline near Santa Barbara.
1943
A fire breaks out at St. Joseph’s Orphanage, County Cavan, Ireland, killing 36 people (35 of whom are children).
1966
In Syria, Baath party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin Hafiz, also a Baathist.
1991
In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan.
1998
In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42.
Who were born on February 23?
1680
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, French colonizer and Governor of Louisiana (d. 1767)
1842
Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (d. 1906)
1850
César Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918)
1928
Vasili Lazarev, cosmonaut (d. 1990)
1949
Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut
1973
Jack Case, American artist
1977
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi, Estonian cross-country skier
1978
Dan Snyder, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
1978
René Pérez, Puerto Rican musician (Calle 13)
1982
Malia Metella, French swimmer
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