What Day of the Week

February 8, 2021 was the 39^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 326 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

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

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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.
• 1250

  Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.
• 1910

  The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
• 1946

  The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
• 1955

  The Government of Sindh abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km²) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
• 1960

  The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1965

  After taking evasive maneuvers to avoid a mid-air collision immediately after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard.
• 1971

  South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
• 1971

  The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
• 2016

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

• 1819

  John Ruskin, English author (d. 1900)
• 1828

  Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905)
• 1834

  Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (d. 1907)
• 1894

  Ludwig Marcuse, German author and philosopher (d. 1971)
• 1944

  Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor
• 1944

  Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian documentary photographer
• 1948

  Ron Tyson, American singer (The Temptations)
• 1955

  Nancy Oliver, American playwright and television writer
• 1977

  Barry Hall, Australian footballer
• 1990

  Bethany Hamilton, American surfer and shark attack survivor

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