What Day of the Week

February 27, 2020 is the 58^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 308 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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

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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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• 1626

  Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.
• 1700

  The island of New Britain is discovered.
• 1812

  Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time.
• 1900

  Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje at the Battle of Paardeberg.
• 1933

  Reichstag fire: Germany’s parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire.
• 1942

  World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies
• 1943

  The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men.
• 1964

  The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
• 1976

  The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
• 2010

  An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly after.

• 1902

  John Steinbeck, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1968)
• 1927

  Guy Mitchell, American singer (d. 1999)
• 1932

  Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress (d.2011)
• 1937

  Barbara Babcock, American actress
• 1943

  Mary Frann, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1953

  Gabriela Svobodová, Czech cross country skier
• 1958

  Naas Botha, South African rugby union footballer
• 1976

  Tony Gonzalez, American football player
• 1978

  James Beattie, English footballer
• 1985

  Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian footballer

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