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January 16: Day of the Week
January 16, 2024 was the 16th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 350 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
January 16 Historical Event(s)
550
Gothic War (535–554): The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.
1786
The Commonwealth of Virginia enacted the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
1809
Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
1883
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed.
1924
Eleftherios Venizelos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for the fourth time.
1938
The Benny Goodman Orchestra performed the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall.
1970
Buckminster Fuller receives the Gold Medal award from the American Institute of Architects.
1992
El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City ending the 12-year Salvadoran civil war that claimed at least 75,000.
2001
US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish-American War.
2006
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia’s new president. She becomes Africa’s first female elected head of state.
Who were born on January 16?
1245
Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)
1477
Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)
1728
Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer (d. 1800)
1872
Henri Busser, French composer (d. 1973)
1898
Margaret Booth, American film editor (d. 2002)
1907
Alexander Knox, Canadian actor (d. 1995)
1937
Lorraine Bayly, Australian actress
1943
Gavin Bryars, English composer and double bassist
1948
Ruth Reichl, American magazine editor
1987
Lauren McAvoy, British fashion model
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