Friday February 16, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1249
Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with Mongol Khagan of the Mongol Empire.
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia.
American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Pig in Chinese astrology.
Elections bring the Popular Front to power in Spain.
World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
The “Toddlers’ Truce”, a controversial television close down between 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm is abolished in the United Kingdom.

Who were born on ?

Frederick William, Duke of Prussia (d. 1688)
Georges-Henri Lévesque, Quebec priest and sociologist (d. 2000)
Araucaria, British crossword compiler
Herbert ‘Herbie’Kalin, American singer (d. 2006)
Barry Primus, American actor
Richard Williams, father of Venus Williams and Serena Williams
Peter Hain, British politician
Iain Banks, Scottish author
Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player
Christopher Eccleston, English actor

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