Friday January 17, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from โ€œThe Extremes of Good and Evilโ€ 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 viernes.

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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)

1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.
1562
France recognizes the Huguenots under the Edict of Saint-Germain.
Henry IV of France declares war on Spain.
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.
Raymond Poincaré is elected President of France.
Franco-Thai War: French forces inflict a decisive victory over the Royal Thai Navy.
The Great Brinks Robbery – 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car Company’s offices in Boston, Massachusetts.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the “military-industrial complex”.
“Cold Sunday” - in the United States temperatures fell to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.
During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.

Who were born on ?

Mrs. Henry Wood, English novelist (d. 1887)
David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister (d. 1945)
Carl Laemmle, German-born film executive (d. 1939)
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
Stephin Merritt, American singer and songwriter (The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, The Gothic Archies)
Richard Burns, English rally driver (d. 2005)
Aaron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian ballroom dancer
Johannes Herber, German basketball player

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