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February 26: Day of the Week
February 26, 2024 was the 57th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 309 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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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 26 Historical Event(s)
1794
The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.
1917
The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first jazz record, for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York.
1936
In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
1946
Finnish observers report the first of many thousands of sightings of ghost rockets.
1952
Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada.
1966
Apollo Program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket
1980
Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations.
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.
1993
World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.
Who were born on February 26?
1671
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)
1715
Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (d. 1771)
1908
Tex Avery, American cartoonist (d. 1980)
1918
Otis Ray Bowen, American physician & politician, 44th Governor of Indiana, and 16th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
1945
Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach and politician
1957
David Muldrow Beasley, American politician and 113th Governor of South Carolina
1957
Joe Mullen, American ice hockey player
1958
Susan J. Helms, astronaut
1967
James Allodi, Canadian actor, writer and director
1980
Alex Fong, Hong Kong singer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OYFAZFPFINPO? Check your answers here: Words with these letters OYFAZFPFINPO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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