Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: February 5
February 5, 2025 is the 36th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 329 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aquarius is your zodiac sign. Amethyst is your modern birthstone. Bloodstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: February 5
- 62 –Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy.
- 1783 –In Calabria a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
- 1885 –King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- 1900 –The United States and the United Kingdom sign a treaty for the Panama Canal
- 1913 –Greek military aviators, Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
- 1917 –The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
- 1963 –The European Court of Justice’s ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law.
- 1972 –Bob Douglas becomes the first African American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
- 1994 –Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
- 2000 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Dragon in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 5?
- 1534 –Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)
- 1840 –John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish inventor (d. 1921)
- 1932 –Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer and manager
- 1936 –K. S. Nissar Ahmed, Kannada Poet
- 1941 –David Selby, American actor
- 1941 –Kaspar Villiger, Swiss Federal Councilor
- 1941 –Stephen J. Cannell. American television producer and writer (d. 2010)
- 1986 –Carlos Villanueva, Chilean footballer
- 1986 –Vedran Ćorluka, Croatian football player
- 1992 –Neymar, Brazilian footballer
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