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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 French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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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)

351
The Jewish revolt against Gallus breaks out. After his arrival at Antioch, the Jews begin a rebellion in Palestine.
558
In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
1348
Charles University in Prague (Universitas Carolina/Univerzita Karlova) is established as the first university in Central Europe.
1429
Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years’ War.
American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer.
Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat (the battle began on March 13).
Vladimir Putin is inaugurated president of Russia

Who were born on ?

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)
Jacques Viger, French Canadian politician, first mayor of Montreal (d. 1858)
Varina Davis, First Lady of the Confederate States of America (d. 1906)
William A. MacCorkle, American politician (d. 1930)
Ishirō Honda, Japanese film director (d. 1993)
John Ingle, American actor
Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist
Michael E. Knight, American actor
Traci Lords, American actress
Horgh, Norwegian drummer (Immortal, Hypocrisy)

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