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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• 1250

  Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.
• 1601

  Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I – the revolt is quickly crushed.
• 1726

  The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.
• 1924

  Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
• 1945

  World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.
• 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.
• 1963

  The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq, Brigadier General Abdul-Karim Qassem is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party.
• 1969

  Allende meteorite falls near Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico.
• 1978

  Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
• 2035

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rabbit in Chinese astrology.

• 1405

  Constantine XI Palaiologos, last Byzantine Emperor (d. 1453)
• 1552

  Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)
• 1926

  Neal Cassady, American writer (d. 1968)
• 1932

  John Williams, American composer and conductor
• 1949

  Brooke Adams, American actress
• 1950

  Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress
• 1965

  Dicky Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer
• 1969

  Mary McCormack, American actress
• 1970

  Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player
• 1994

  Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian artist and singer

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