Thursday February 8, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

February 8: Day of the Week

February 8, 2024 was the 39th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 327 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

February 8 Historical Event(s)

1238
The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
1587
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
1856
Barbu Dimitrie Ştirbei abolishes slavery in Wallachia.
1887
The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
1902
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Tiger in Chinese astrology.
1948
The formal creation of the Korean People’s Army of North Korea is announced.
1949
Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary is sentenced for treason.
1963
The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq, Brigadier General Abdul-Karim Qassem is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party.
1979
Denis Sassou-Nguesso becomes the President of the Republic of the Congo for the first time.
1993
General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.

Who were born on February 8?

1825
Henry Walter Bates, English naturalist and explorer (d. 1892)
1926
Neal Cassady, American writer (d. 1968)
1933
Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
1937
Manfred Krug, German actor
1972
Paul Wight, American professional wrestler
1980
Stephen Wright, English footballer
1982
Danny Tamberelli, American actor
1989
Dani Harmer, English actress
1990
Bethany Hamilton, American surfer and shark attack survivor
1994
Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian artist and singer

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