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 1
February 1, 2024 is the 32nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 334 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Thursday.
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 1
- 1662 –The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
- 1790 –In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
- 1793 –French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
- 1865 –President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 1946 –Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General.
- 1960 –Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- 1968 –Canada’s three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
- 1968 –Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan is videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams. This image helped build opposition to the Vietnam War.
- 1996 –The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
- 2041 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rooster in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 1?
- 1851 –Durham Stevens, American diplomat (d. 1908)
- 1894 –James P. Johnson, American composer (d. 1955)
- 1895 –Conn Smythe, Canadian builder of the National Hockey League (d. 1980)
- 1902 –Langston Hughes African-American poet and author (d. 1967)
- 1938 –Sherman Hemsley, American comedian and actor
- 1962 –Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist
- 1966 –Vasilis Dimitriadis, Greek footballer
- 1968 –Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress
- 1974 –Walter McCarty, American basketball player
- 1981 –Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
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