What Day of the Week

February 26, 2019 was the 57^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 308 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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.
• 1266

  Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples.
• 1794

  The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.
• 1914

  Ship HMHS, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
• 1929

  President Calvin Coolidge signs an Executive Order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
• 1936

  In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
• 1966

  Apollo Program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket
• 1966

  Vietnam War: The ROK Capital Division of the South Korean Army massacres 380 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam.
• 1980

  Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations.
• 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.

• 1899

  Max Petitpierre, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1994)
• 1908

  Leela Majumdar, Bengali writer (d. 2007)
• 1919

  Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (d. 2003)
• 1921

  Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
• 1953

  Michael Bolton, American singer
• 1977

  Marty Reasoner, American ice hockey player
• 1979

  Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer
• 1984

  Alex de Angelis, San Marino motorcycle racer
• 1984

  Beren Saat, Turkish actress
• 1984

  Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese footballer

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