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Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year . Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
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Historical Events Of
- – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Snake in Chinese astrology.
- – Municipally-owned streetcars take to the streets of San Francisco.
- – The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
- – First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution.
- – International Women’s Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (so named because it was February on the Julian calendar).
- – The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military forces.
- – A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
- – World War I: Third Battle of Ypres ends: After three months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium.
- – World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
- – World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
Who Were Born On ?
- – Virginia Grey, American actress and singer (d. 2004)
- – Dorothy DeLay, American violinist and educator (d. 2002)
- – Danny Gallivan, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1993)
- – Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993)
- – Hilde Gueden, Austrian soprano (d. 1988)
- – Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1976)
- – Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)
- – Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993)
- – Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005)
