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

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

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

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1268
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch.
John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
The Bath School Disaster: forty-five people are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.
The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
First ascent of Lhotse 8,516 meters, by a Swiss team.
Completion of the Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built at the time. It collapsed on August 8, 1991.
Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland but is not recognized by the international community.
Shawn Nelson, 35, goes on a tank rampage in San Diego.
The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.

Who were born on ?

1186
Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)
Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino, Nicaraguan revolutionary (d. 1934)
Jacob K. Javits, American politician (d. 1986)
Massimo Girotti, Italian actor (d. 2003)
Giovanni Falcone, Italian magistrate and Mafia victim (d. 1992)
Wreckless Eric, New Wave singer/songwriter
Mike Whitmarsh, American volleyball player (d. 2009)
Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese racing driver
Brian Heffron, American professional wrestler (“The Blue Meanie”)
Aileen Campbell, Scottish politician

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