What Day of the Week

February 8, 2019 was the 39^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 326 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

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

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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Aquarius 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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• 421

  Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
• 1238

  The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
• 1887

  The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
• 1910

  The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
• 1971

  South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
• 1974

  After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
• 1974

  Military coup in Upper Volta.
• 1978

  Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
• 1983

  The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia’s second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 m deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
• 2016

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Monkey in Chinese astrology.

• 1685

  Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
• 1720

  Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
• 1828

  Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905)
• 1955

  Nancy Oliver, American playwright and television writer
• 1964

  Trinny Woodall, British fashion guru
• 1974

  Seth Green, American actor
• 1976

  Adam Piatt, American baseball player
• 1981

  Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
• 1983

  Cory Jane, New Zealand rugby player
• 1994

  Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian artist and singer

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