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 18
February 18, 2024 is the 49th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
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 18
- 1846 –Beginning of the Galician peasant revolt.
- 1930 –While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
- 1957 –Walter James Bolton becomes the last person legally executed in New Zealand.
- 1978 –The first Ironman Triathlon competition takes place on the island of Oahu, won by Gordon Haller.
- 1991 –The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at Paddington station and Victoria station in London.
- 2001 –FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 2001 –Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.
- 2003 –Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea.
- 2004 –Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Neyshabur in Iran when a runaway freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertilizer catches fire and explodes.
- 2007 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Pig in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 18?
- 1846 –Wilson Barrett, English playwright (d. 1904)
- 1849 –Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author (d. 1906)
- 1897 –Charles Kuentz, German-born French WW1 veteran and centenarian (d. 2005)
- 1918 –Jane Loevinger, American psychologist (d. 2008)
- 1944 –Pat Bowlen, American sports team owner (Denver Broncos)
- 1969 –Tomaž Humar, Slovenian mountaineer (d. 2009)
- 1973 –Shawn Estes, American baseball player
- 1974 –Jillian Michaels, American fitness trainer
- 1977 –Kátia, Brazilian footballer
- 1988 –Maiara Walsh, American actress
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