Thursday January 2, 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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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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 st week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1492
Reconquista: the emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders
The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded
Amadeus I becomes King of Spain
John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) convicts 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring
World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces
The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match
Leaders of armed opposition declare the President Zviad Gamsakhurdia deposed during a military coup in Georgia.
A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, Illinois, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported
An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, while leaving one miner in critical condition.

Who were born on ?

Antonie Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist (d. 1960)
Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (d. 1906)
Isaac Asimov, American author and biochemistry professor (d. 1992)
Hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robbie Ftorek, American ice hockey player
Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor
Rodney MacDonald, Canadian politician and musician
Dax Shepard, American actor
Jonathan Greening, British footballer
Otacilio, Brazilian footballer, Aviation Professional

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