Monday February 24, 2025
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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.

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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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: This Day in History

By Roman custom, February 24 is the day added to a leap year in the Julian calendar. The Mensis Intercalaris began on this day or the following day in intercalary years in the pre-Julian calendar. This custom still has some effect around the world; for example, with respect to name days in Hungary.

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)

1582
Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
London’s Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War.
The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.
King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.

Who were born on ?

Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmanian politician (d. 1907)
Colin Bond, Australian racing driver
Paul Jones, English singer (Manfred Mann)
Eddie L. Johnson, retired American professional basketball player and sex offender
Owen Gleiberman, American film critic
Shinya, Japanese musician (Dir en grey)
Claire Cooper, English actress
Mauro Rosales, Argentinian footballer
Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
Nick Blackburn, American baseball player

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