What Day of the Week

February 28, 2019 is the 59^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 306 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

Hey! How’s your lovelife today? Get a free love reading with the most frank answers. Start to seize love opportunities in your life! Try it today and improve your lovelife. Did I mention it’s F-R-E-E? (Sponsored link; 18+ only)

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.

Hmmm... do you believe that self understanding is the key to happiness? Don’t just wish upon the stars. The time you were born has a great impact on who you are. Get your Pisces horoscope and get a boost from the stars. Did I mention it’s F-R-E-E? (Sponsored link)

• 1710

  In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock.
• 1784

  John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.
• 1854

  The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.
• 1870

  The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire.
• 1935

  DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.
• 1953

  James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April’s Nature (pub. April 2).
• 1991

  The first Gulf War ends.
• 1997

  An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 in Armenia and Azerbaijan kills around 1,100 people
• 1997

  GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
• 2005

  A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127.

• 1533

  Michel de Montaigne, French writer (d. 1592)
• 1612

  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)
• 1923

  Charles Durning, American actor
• 1964

  Lotta Lotass, Swedish writer
• 1969

  Tor Øivind Ødegård, Norwegian middle distance runner
• 1971

  Junya Nakano, Japanese composer
• 1974

  Moana Mackey, New Zealand politician
• 1976

  Adam Pine, Australian swimmer
• 1979

  Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
• 1980

  Lucian Bute, Romanian-born Canadian boxer

Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.