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
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, 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)
870
The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes.
John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.
Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Quebec)
The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus is proclaimed in Gjirokastër, by the Greeks living in southern Albania.
James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April’s Nature (pub. April 2).
Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object to achieve a polar orbit, is launched.
The first Gulf War ends.
An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 3,000 deaths.
GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
The Nisqually Earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia area of the U.S. state of Washington.
Who were born on ?
Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929)
Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
John Montague, Irish poet
Miro Steržaj, Slovenian 9-pin bowler
Sepp Maier, German footballer
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan cyclist
Tor Øivind Ødegård, Norwegian middle distance runner
Maxine Bahns, American actress
Mike Rucker, American football player
Adam Pine, Australian swimmer
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