Thursday January 25, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

January 25: Day of the Week

January 25, 2024 was the 25th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 341 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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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 25 Historical Event(s)

1348
A strong earthquake strikes the South Alpine region of Friuli in modern Italy, causing considerable damage to buildings as far away as Rome.
1575
Luanda, the capital of Angola is founded by the Portuguese navigator Paulo Dias de Novais.
1755
Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
1787
American Daniel Shays leads a rebellion to seize Federal arsenal to protest debtor’s prisons.
1879
The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
1919
The League of Nations is founded.
1961
In Washington, D.C. John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.
1996
Billy Bailey became the last person to be hanged in the United States of America.
2001
A 50-year-old Douglas DC-3 crashes near Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela killing 24.
2020
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rat in Chinese astrology.

Who were born on January 25?

1627
Robert Boyle, Irish chemist (d. 1691)
1743
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher (d. 1819)
1923
Rusty Draper, American country and pop singer (d. 2003)
1925
Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician and songwriter (d. 1992)
1928
Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2003)
1949
Paul Nurse, English biochemist, Nobel Laureate
1961
Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean politician
1979
Gabe Jennings, American distance runner
1986
Chris O'Grady, English footballer
1989
Mikako Tabe, Japanese stage and film actress

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