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Day Of The Week: February 24
February 24, 2025 is the 55th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 310 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Pisces is your zodiac sign. Amethyst is your modern birthstone. Bloodstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Day In History: February 24
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.
Historical Events: February 24
- 1303 –Battle of Roslin, of the First War of Scottish Independence.
- 1538 –Treaty of Nagyvarad between Ferdinand I and John Zápolya.
- 1607 –L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
- 1809 –London’s Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
- 1848 –King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
- 1942 –The Battle of Los Angeles, one of the largest documented UFO sightings in history; the event lasted into the early hours of February 26, 1942.
- 1944 –Merrill’s Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000 mile journey through Japanese occupied Burma.
- 1989 –United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii, rips open during flight, sucking 9 passengers out of the business-class section.
- 1996 –The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
- 2006 –Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
Who were born on February 24?
- 1693 –James Quin, English actor (d. 1766)
- 1903 –Vladimir Bartol, Slovene writer (d. 1967)
- 1922 –Steven Hill, American actor
- 1933 –Judah Folkman, American cancer researcher (d. 2008)
- 1938 –Phil Knight, American sportswear manufacturer
- 1945 –Barry Bostwick, American actor
- 1959 –Owen Gleiberman, American film critic
- 1960 –Nick Esasky, American baseball player
- 1977 –Jason Akermanis, Australian footballer
- 1987 –Chieko Kawabe, Japanese singer, model and actress
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