What Happened In February 520 In History

Year 520 February Holidays in History

• 1st » Public holidays in Nicaragua called Air Force Day (Nicaragua)
• 1st » Abolitionism National abolition dates e.g Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery (Mauritius)
• 1st » Christian Feast Day:
• 1st » Astina (Syrian Church)
• 1st » Brigid of Kildare named Brigid, patron saint of Ireland
• 1st » February 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 1st » Earliest day on which Constitution of Mexico Organization named Constitution Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday in February. (Mexico)
• 1st » Earliest day on which National Wear Red Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Friday in February. (United States)
• 1st » Federal Territory Day (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan Territory called Labuan and Putrajaya, Malaysia)
• 1st » Public holidays in Rwanda e.g Heroes Day (Rwanda)
• 1st » Imbolc (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and some Neopaganism e.g Neopagan groups in the Northern hemisphere)
• 1st » Public holidays in Hungary e.g Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary)
• 1st » National Freedom Day (United States)
• 1st » The first day of Quebec Winter Carnival, celebrated until February 17 (Quebec City)
• 1st » The start of Black History Month (United States and Canada)
• 1st » The start of LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)
• 2nd » Public holidays in Estonia named Anniversary of Treaty of Tartu (Estonia)
• 2nd » Christian Feast Day:
• 2nd » Cornelius the Centurion
• 2nd » February 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 2nd » Public holidays in the Philippines Other Holidays declared in the Philippines called Constitution Day (Philippines)
• 2nd » Public holidays in Azerbaijan known as Day of Youth (Azerbaijan)
• 2nd » Earliest day on which Shrove Monday can fall, while March 8 is the latest; celebrated on Monday before Ash Wednesday (Christianity), and its related observances:
• 2nd » Public holidays in Iceland known as Bun Day (Iceland)
• 2nd » Fastelavn (Denmark/Norway)
• 2nd » Rosenmontag (Germany)
• 2nd » Candlemas or Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple or Candlemas (Western Christianity), and its related observances:
• 2nd » A quarter day in the Christian calendar (due to Candlemas). (Scotland)
• 2nd » Celebration of Yemanja Brazil named Yemanja (Candomblé)
• 2nd » 'La Chandeleur' or Crêpe Day (France)
• 2nd » Our Lady of Navigators (Brazil)
• 2nd » Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain)
• 2nd » Groundhog Day (United States and Canada)
• 4th » Christian Feast Day:
• 4th » Andrew Corsini
• 4th » Gilbert of Sempringham
• 4th » John de Brito
• 4th » Rimbert
• 4th » Saint Veronica or Veronica
• 4th » February 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 4th » Public holidays in Angola known as Day of the Armed Struggle (Angola)
• 4th » Earliest day on which Ash Wednesday can fall, while March 10 is the latest; celebrated on the first day of Lent (Christianity)
• 4th » Independence Day (Sri Lanka) e.g Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Sri Lanka from the United Kingdom in 1948
• 5th » Christian Feast Day:
• 5th » Agatha of Sicily
• 5th » Roger Williams (theologian) called Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson (Episcopal Church (USA))
• 5th » February 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 5th » Constitution Day (Mexico)
• 5th » Kashmir Day (Pakistan)
• 5th » Giulio Alberoni known as Liberation from the Alberoni Occupation (San Marino)
• 6th » Christian feast day:
• 6th » Saint Amand named Amand
• 6th » Dorothea of Caesarea
• 6th » Saint Paul Miki named Paul Miki
• 6th » Saint Titus known as Titus
• 6th » Saint Vedastus known as Vedastus
• 6th » February 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 6th » International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (United Nations)
• 6th » Ronald Reagan Day (California)
• 6th » Sami National Day (Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden)
• 6th » Waitangi Day, celebrates the founding of New Zealand in 1840.
• 7th » Christian Feast Day:
• 7th » Richard the Pilgrim
• 7th » Blessed Eugenia Smet
• 7th » Blessed Pope Pius IX
• 7th » Saint Chrysolius called Chrysolius
• 7th » February 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 8th » Christian Feast Day:
• 8th » Cuthmann of Steyning
• 8th » Saint Jerome Emiliani named Jerome Emiliani
• 8th » Josephine Bakhita
• 8th » Juventius of Pavia
• 8th » Meingold of Huy
• 8th » Saint Stephen of Muret known as Stephen of Muret
• 8th » February 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 8th » Earliest day on which Feast of Orthodoxy can fall, while March 14 is the latest; celebrated 42 days before Easter. (Orthodoxy)
• 8th » Parinirvana Day e.g Nirvana Day (Mahayana Buddhism)
• 9th » Christian Feast Day:
• 9th » Anne Catherine Emmerich
• 9th » Ansbert of Rouen
• 9th » Saint Apollonia called Apollonia
• 9th » Maron (Lebanon)
• 9th » Teilo (Wales)
• 9th » February 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 9th » Earliest day on which Clean Monday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday before Easter. (Eastern Christianity)
• 10th » Christian Feast Day:
• 10th » Saint Austreberta known as Austreberta
• 10th » Saint Charalampe named Charalampe
• 10th » Saint Scholastica named Scholastica
• 10th » February 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 10th » Battle of Massawa (1990) called Fenkil Day (Eritrea)
• 11th » Armed Forces Day (Liberia)
• 11th » Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
• 11th » Benedict of Aniane
• 11th » Saint Blaise or Blaise
• 11th » Cædmon, first recorded Christian Poet in England, circa 680 CE (Anglicanism)
• 11th » Fanny Crosby (Episcopal Church (USA))
• 11th » Gobnait
• 11th » Pope Gregory II named Gregory II
• 11th » February 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 11th » Public holidays in Azerbaijan named Day of Revenue Service (Azerbaijan)
• 11th » Evelio Javier Day (Panay Island, the Philippines)
• 11th » Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic Church), and its related observances:
• 11th » World Day of the Sick (Catholic Church named Roman Catholic Church)
• 11th » National Foundation Day (Japan)
• 11th » Youth Day (Cameroon)
• 12th » Christian Calendar of saints known as Feast Day:
• 12th » Martyrs of Abitinae
• 12th » Damian of Alexandria
• 12th » Julian the Hospitaller
• 12th » February 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 12th » Darwin Day (International observance called International)
• 12th » Georgia Day (Georgia (U.S. state) or Georgia)
• 12th » National Freedom to Marry Day, unofficial (United States)
• 12th » Red Hand Day (United Nations)
• 12th » Panglong Agreement e.g Union Day (Myanmar)
• 13th » Christian Feast Day:
• 13th » Catherine de Ricci
• 13th » Beatrice of Ornacieux
• 13th » Ermenilda of Ely
• 13th » Fulcran
• 13th » Polyeuctus (Roman Catholic church)
• 13th » Castor of Karden (Roman Catholic church)
• 13th » Absalom Jones (Episcopal Church (USA))
• 13th » February 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 13th » The first day of Lupercalia (Roman Empire)
• 13th » The Festival of Parentalia (Roman Empire)
• 14th » Christian Feast Day:
• 14th » Saints Cyril and Methodius or Cyril and Methodius, patron saints of Europe (Roman Catholic Church)
• 14th » Saint Valentine or Valentine
• 14th » February 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 14th » Communist Martyrs Day (Iraqi Communist Party)
• 14th » List of U.S. states by date of statehood named Statehood Day (Arizona)
• 14th » Statehood Day (Oregon)
• 14th » The second day of Lupercalia (Ancient Rome)
• 15th » Candlemas (Eastern Orthodox Church)
• 15th » Christian Feast Day:
• 15th » Claude de la Colombière
• 15th » Faustinus and Jovita
• 15th » Quinidius
• 15th » Sigfrid of Sweden
• 15th » Saint Vartan Vartan Mamikonian known as Vartan (a Public holidays in Lebanon named holiday for Armenians in Lebanon)
• 15th » Thomas Bray (Episcopal Church (USA))
• 15th » February 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 15th » Liberation Day (Afghanistan)
• 15th » John Frum or John Frum Day (Vanuatu)
• 15th » Public holidays in Serbia or National Day (Serbia)
• 15th » National Flag of Canada Day (Canada)
• 15th » Parinirvana Day, also celebrated on February 8. (Mahayana Buddhism)
• 15th » Susan B. Anthony Day (United States)
• 15th » The ENIAC Day
• 15th » The third and final day of Lupercalia, also known as Februa. (Roman Empire)
• 16th » Christian Feast Day:
• 16th » Abda of Edessa
• 16th » Saint Elias and companions known as Elias and companions
• 16th » Juliana of Nicomedia (Catholic Church)
• 16th » Onesimus
• 16th » Charles Todd Quintard (Episcopal Church (USA))
• 16th » February 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 17th » Christian Feast Day:
• 17th » Servite Order named Seven Founders of the Servite Order
• 17th » Alexis Falconieri
• 17th » Constabilis
• 17th » Fintan of Clonenagh
• 17th » Janani Luwum (Anglican Communion)
• 17th » Lommán of Trim
• 17th » February 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 18th » Christian Feast Day:
• 18th » Bernadette Soubirous (France)
• 18th » Colmán of Lindisfarne
• 18th » Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople called Flavian of Constantinople
• 18th » Simeon of Jerusalem (Western Christianity)
• 18th » February 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 18th » Ryukyuan languages Status named Dialect Day (Amami Islands, Japan)
• 18th » Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Gambia from the United Kingdom in 1965.
• 18th » Public holidays in Nepal e.g National Democracy Day, celebrates the 1951 overthrow of the Rana dynasty (Nepal)
• 19th » Public holidays in Mexico called Armed Forces Day (Mexico)
• 19th » Birthday of Shivaji or 'Shivaji Jayanti' (Maharashtra, India)
• 19th » Christian Feast Day:
• 19th » Barbatus of Benevento
• 19th » Conrad of Piacenza
• 19th » February 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 21st » Christian Feast Day:
• 21st » Saint Pepin of Landen or Pepin of Landen
• 21st » Peter Damian
• 21st » Saint Randoald called Randoald
• 21st » February 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 21st » International Mother Language Day (UNESCO)
• 21st » Language Movement Day (Bangladesh)
• 21st » The first day of the Public holidays in Bhutan e.g Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo, celebrated until February 23 (Bhutan)
• 22nd » Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance:
• 22nd » World Thinking Day (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)
• 22nd » Scientology holidays known as Celebrity Day (Church of Scientology)
• 22nd » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
• 22nd » Baradates
• 22nd » Eric Liddell (Episcopal Church (USA))
• 22nd » Cathedra Petri or Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (Roman Catholic Church)
• 22nd » Margaret of Cortona
• 22nd » February 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 23rd » Christian Feast Day:
• 23rd » Polycarp of Smyrna
• 23rd » Serenus the Gardener
• 23rd » February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 23rd » Mashramani-Republic Day (Guyana)
• 23rd » National Day (Brunei)
• 23rd » Red Army known as Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy in the former Soviet Union, also held in various former Soviet republics:
• 23rd » Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russia)
• 23rd » Public holidays in Belarus known as Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces day (Belarus)
• 24th » Christian feast day:
• 24th » Æthelberht of Kent
• 24th » Lindel Tsen and Paul Sasaki (Anglican Church of Canada)
• 24th » Modest (bishop of Trier)
• 24th » Sergius of Cappadocia
• 24th » February 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 24th » Dragobete (Romania)
• 24th » Flag Day in Mexico e.g Flag Day (Mexico)
• 24th » Independence Day (Estonia) e.g Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Estonia from the Russian Empire in 1918; the Soviet period is considered to have been an illegal annexation.
• 25th » Christian Feast Day:
• 25th » Æthelberht of Kent
• 25th » Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani, OSB
• 25th » Tarasius (Eastern Orthodox Churches and Traditionalist Catholics or Traditional Roman Catholics)
• 25th » Walburga
• 25th » John Roberts (missionary) known as John Roberts (Episcopal Church (USA))
• 25th » February 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 25th » 'Kitano Tenman-gū named Kitano Baika-sai' or "Plum Blossom Festival" (Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine, Kyoto)
• 25th » Public holidays in Hungary called Memorial Day for the Victims of the Communist Dictatorships (Hungary)
• 25th » National Day (Kuwait)
• 25th » People Power Revolution called People Power Day (Philippines)
• 26th » Christian Feast Day:
• 26th » Pope Alexander of Alexandria e.g Alexander of Alexandria
• 26th » Emily Malbone Morgan (Episcopal Church (USA))
• 26th » Saint Isabelle of France named Isabelle of France
• 26th » Porphyry of Gaza
• 26th » February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 26th » Public holidays in Azerbaijan or Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly massacre (Azerbaijan)
• 26th » Liberation Day (Kuwait)
• 27th » Christian Feast Day:
• 27th » Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
• 27th » George Herbert (Anglican Communion)
• 27th » Saint Honorine e.g Honorine
• 27th » Saint Leander e.g Leander
• 27th » February 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 27th » International Polar Bear Day
• 27th » National Day, celebrates the first independence of Dominican Republic from Haiti in 1844.
• 28th » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
• 28th » Abercius (martyr)
• 28th » Pope Hilarius e.g Hilarius
• 28th » Mar Abba
• 28th » Oswald of Worcester
• 28th » Romanus of Condat
• 28th » Saints Rufinus named Rufinus
• 28th » Anna Julia Cooper and Elizabeth Evelyn Wright (Episcopal Church (USA))
• 28th » February 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 28th » Kalevala Day, the day of Culture of Finland e.g Finnish Culture. (Finland)
• 28th » National Science Day (India)
• 28th » Public holidays in the Republic of China or Peace Memorial Day (Taiwan)
• 29th » Christian Feast Day:
• 29th » Oswald of Worcester (in leap year only)
• 29th » February 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics): Saint John Cassian
• 29th » Rare Disease Day (in leap years)

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