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January 17: Day of the Week
January 17, 2024 was the 17th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 349 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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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 17 Historical Event(s)
1773
Captain James Cook and his crew become the first Europeans to sail below the Antarctic Circle.
1781
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens – Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
1852
The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Boer colonies of the Transvaal.
1885
A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
1944
World War II: Allied forces launch the first of four battles with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome, an effort that would ultimately take four months and cost 105,000 Allied casualties.
1945
The Nazis begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as Soviet forces close in.
1977
Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by a firing squad in Utah, ending a ten-year moratorium on Capital punishment in the United States.
1983
The tallest department store in the world, Hudson’s, flagship store in downtown Detroit closes due to high cost of operating.
1994
1994 Northridge earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Northridge, California.
1996
The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
Who were born on January 17?
1560
Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)
1911
George Joseph Stigler, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
1920
Georges Pichard, French comics artist (d. 2003)
1926
Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and statesman
1940
Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay
1967
Richard Hawley, English singer, guitarist, and songwriter (Pulp, The Longpigs)
1971
Richard Burns, English rally driver (d. 2005)
1982
Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer
1983
Johannes Herber, German basketball player
1985
Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer (BeForU)
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