What Day of the Week

February 26, 2020 was the 57^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 309 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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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• 364

  Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor.
• 1794

  The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.
• 1815

  Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.
• 1876

  Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea’s status as a tributary state of Qing Dynasty China.
• 1919

  President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park (see Grand Canyon National Park).
• 1936

  In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
• 1952

  Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada.
• 1971

  U.N. Secretary General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
• 1987

  Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.
• 1991

  Gulf War: United States Army forces capture the town of Al Busayyah.

• 1587

  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)
• 1746

  Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, duchess of Piacenza (d. 1806)
• 1908

  Tex Avery, American cartoonist (d. 1980)
• 1945

  Marta Kristen, Norwegian actress
• 1958

  Michel Houellebecq, French novelist
• 1967

  Currie Graham, Canadian actor
• 1977

  Marty Reasoner, American ice hockey player
• 1985

  Gee Atherton, British cyclist
• 1986

  Juliet Simms, guitarist and singer (Automatic Loveletter)
• 1992

  Mikael Granlund, Finnish ice hockey player

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