Thursday January 16, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1362
A storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German city of Rungholt on the island of Strand.
1412
The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy.
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) – Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed.
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) begins a bombing and sabotage campaign in England.
Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker.
First meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force.
The United States goes to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War (U.S. Time).
Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
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 ?

1501
Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)
Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (d. 1977)
Diana Wynyard, British actress (d. 1964)
Stirling Silliphant, American writer (d. 1996)
Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (d. 2004)
Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano
Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis player
Ruben Bagger, Danish footballer
Brenden Morrow, Canadian ice hockey player
Joe Flacco, American football player

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