What Day of the Week

February 9, 2019 was the 40^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 325 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.

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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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• 1775

  American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
• 1788

  The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
• 1889

  President Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
• 1895

  William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
• 1945

  World War II: A force of Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway.
• 1965

  Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.
• 1967

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Sheep in Chinese astrology.
• 1971

  The Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California.
• 1991

  Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
• 1995

  Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks.

• 1533

  Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)
• 1781

  Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)
• 1846

  Whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (d. 1904)
• 1893

  Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister (d. 1987)
• 1916

  Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
• 1929

  Clement Meadmore, Australian-born sculptor (d. 2005)
• 1937

  Tomislav Gotovac, Croatian movie director, actor, performer, multimedia and conceptual artist (d. 2010.)
• 1947

  Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor
• 1960

  Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
• 1985

  David Gallagher, American actor

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