Friday February 23, 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 French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Pisces 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)

1455
Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.
The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas.
The official independence of the Orange Free State is declared.
The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines and a commonly forgotten U.S. Navy Corpsman, reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag.
World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
First meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).
The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies.

Who were born on ?

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)
W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights leader (d. 1963)
Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan politician
Hans Herrmann, German race car driver
Vasili Lazarev, cosmonaut (d. 1990)
Elston Howard, American baseball player (d. 1980)
Peter Fonda, American actor
Brad Whitford, American musician (Aerosmith)
Michael Dell, American computer manufacturer
Michael Cornacchia, American actor

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