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 21
February 21, 2024 is the 52nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
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 21
In addition, it’s the first day of the astronomical winter.
Historical Events: February 21
- 362 –Athanasius returns to Alexandria.
- 1862 –American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.
- 1885 –The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
- 1937 –The League of Nations bans foreign national “volunteers” in the Spanish Civil War.
- 1948 –NASCAR is incorporated.
- 1970 –Swissair Flight 330: A mid-air bomb explosion and subsequent crash kills 38 passengers and nine crew members near Zürich, Switzerland.
- 1971 –The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
- 1972 –The Soviet unmanned spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon.
- 1974 –The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.
- 1995 –Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
Who were born on February 21?
- 1935 –Jean Pelletier, French Canadian political operative
- 1940 –Wong Jim, Hong Kong composer (d. 2004)
- 1945 –D'Anna Fortunato, American mezzo-soprano
- 1946 –Bob Ryan, Boston sports columnist
- 1954 –Mike Pickering, English disc jockey and musician
- 1975 –Wish Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
- 1979 –Carly “Carlito” Colón, Puerto Rican professional wrestler
- 1982 –Chantal Claret, American musician
- 1984 –Marco Paoloni, Italian footballer
- 1989 –Jem Karacan, English-born Turkish footballer
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