Monday February 24, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

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

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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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: This Day in History

By Roman custom, February 24 is the day added to a leap year in the Julian calendar. The Mensis Intercalaris began on this day or the following day in intercalary years in the pre-Julian calendar. This custom still has some effect around the world; for example, with respect to name days in Hungary.

by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1303
Battle of Roslin, of the First War of Scottish Independence.
China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the second war for Cuban independence, that ends with the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Estonian Declaration of Independence.
United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii, rips open during flight, sucking 9 passengers out of the business-class section.
The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national convicted of murder during a botched bank robbery, in spite of Germany’s legal action to attempt to save him.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years.
Final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103).

Who were born on ?

1545
Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)
Arrigo Boito, Italian composer (d. 1918)
Rudolph Ganz, Swiss pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1972)
Colin Bond, Australian racing driver
Barry Bostwick, American actor
Andy Crane, British children’s television presenter
Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
Britney Stevens, American pornographic actress
Trace Cyrus, American musician
Madison Hubbell, American ice dancer

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