A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
January 21: Day of the Week
January 21, 2024 was the 21st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 345 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius 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 21 Historical Event(s)
1749
The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754.
1899
Opel manufactures its first automobile.
1908
New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
1925
Albania declares itself a republic.
1960
Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.
1966
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Horse in Chinese astrology.
1971
The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
1985
The inauguration of President Ronald Reagan to a second term, already postponed a day because January 20 fell on a Sunday, becomes the second inauguration in history moved indoors because of freezing temperatures and high winds. The parade is cancelled altogether.
2005
In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government’s new taxes erupts into riots.
2008
Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 11 September 2001, and Asian stocks drop as much as 14%.
Who were born on January 21?
1827
Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
1864
Paul Troje, German politician (d. 1942)
1940
Jack Nicklaus, American golfer
1941
Stathis Giallelis, Greek actor
1962
Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003)
1981
Jamie Dalrymple, English cricketer
1982
Dean Whitehead, English footballer
1982
Nicolas Mahut, French tennis player
1983
Moritz Volz, German footballer
1990
Jacob Smith, American actor
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