About 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 this year. The day of the week is Monday.
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Pisces is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 358 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
February 24: More About This Day
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.
What Happened On February 24
- 303 –Diocletian, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire.
- 1387 –King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
- 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.
- 1803 –In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review.
- 1822 –The 1st Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, is inaugurated.
- 1868 –Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
- 1918 –Estonian Declaration of Independence.
- 1920 –The Nazi Party is founded.
- 1944 –Merrill’s Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000 mile journey through Japanese occupied Burma.
- 1945 –Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.
- 1968 –Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
- 1980 –The United States Olympic Hockey team completes their Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.
- 1981 –An earthquake registering 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Athens, killing 16 people and destroying buildings in several towns west of the city.
- 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.
- 1999 –A China Southern Airlines Tupolev TU-154 airliner crashes on approach to Wenzhou airport in eastern the People’s Republic of China, killing 61.
- 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.
- 2007 –Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
- 2008 –Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years.
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