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.
• 1601

  Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I – the revolt is quickly crushed.
• 1837

  Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
• 1856

  Barbu Dimitrie Ştirbei abolishes slavery in Wallachia.
• 1879

  Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
• 1921

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rooster in Chinese astrology.
• 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.
• 1974

  Military coup in Upper Volta.
• 1978

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

• 1798

  Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, Russian Grand Duke (d. 1849)
• 1819

  John Ruskin, English author (d. 1900)
• 1890

  Claro M. Recto, Filipino nationalist (d. 1960)
• 1922

  Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1926

  Neal Cassady, American writer (d. 1968)
• 1933

  Jack Larson, American actor
• 1941

  Nick Nolte, American actor
• 1969

  Shiva Rose, American actress
• 1989

  JaJuan Johnson, American basketball player
• 1992

  Carl Jenkinson, English/Finnish footballer

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